APPENDIX A
Learning Resources
Recommended Reading
Dinsmore, Paul C. and Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin. The AMA Handbook of Project Management (AMACOM, American Management Association, New York, 2010).
Frame, J. Davidson. The New Project Management (Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 2002).
Kerzner, Harold. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling (10th Edition) (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2009).
Lewis, James P. Fundamentals of Project Management (AMACOM, American Management Association, New York, 2006).
Meredith, Jack R. and Samuel J. Mantel Jr. Project Management: A Managerial Approach (7th Edition) (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2009).
PMI Standards Committee. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (Project Management Institute, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, 2008).
Richman, Larry. Improving Your Project Management Skills (AMACOM, American Management Association, New York, 2010).
Richman, Larry. Project Management Step-by-Step (AMACOM, American Management Association, New York, 2002).
Organizations
Project Management Institute (PMI®) (14 Campus Boulevard, Newtown Square, PA 19073-3299 USA, phone: 610-3564600, www.pmi.org, e-mail: [email protected]) establishes project management standards, provides seminars, educational programs, and the PMP® professional certification. Founded in 1969, this professional organization has over a half million members and credential holders from over 170 countries.
International Project Management Association (IPMA) (P.O. Box 1167, 3860 BD Nijkerk, The Netherlands, phone: +31 33 247 3430, www.ipma.ch, e-mail: [email protected]) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1965 that is an international umbrella organization for national project management associations from over forty countries worldwide. It represents its members on the international level. IPMA provides standards and certification programs.
American Management Association (1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019, phone: 877-566-9441, www.amanet.org e-mail: [email protected]) is a world leader in professional development, advancing the skills of individuals, teams, organizations and government agencies. AMA promotes the goals of individuals and organizations through a comprehensive range of solutions, including over 140 business seminars, blended learning, Webcasts and podcasts, conferences, books, white papers, articles, and more. AMA’s publishing arm, AMACOM, is one of the world’s largest publishers of books on project management.
George Washington University, in association with Educational Services Institute (phone: 202-994-1212, e-mail: [email protected]), offers a Master of Science degree in project management.
University of Phoenix (phone: 866-766-0766, www.phoenix.edu) has campuses in many states and online programs. It offers a Bachelor of Science degree in project management.
ProjectWorld (phone: 888-670-8200, www.ProjectWorld.com) hosts events that combine a practical education in project management with a world-class exposition hall to meet the needs of today’s project and business professionals.
Websites
American Management Association, www.amanet.org
Project Management Institute, Inc., www.pmi.org
The Standish Group International, www.standishgroup.com
Gantthead.com, www.gantthead.com
PMboulevard, www.pmboulevard.com
@task, www.attask.com
Whatis.com, whatis.techtarget.com
The Improvement Encyclopedia, www.syque.com/improvements/a_encyclopedia.htm
Value Based Management.net, www.valuebasedmanagement.net
Project Management Center, www.projectman.org/
Project Connections, www.ProjectConnections.com
ProjectManagement.com, www.projectmanagement.com
PM Forum, www.pmforum.org