Best Books for Women in Project Management
These are my four favourite books for women in leadership and women in project management positions.
Read more from Elizabeth
Interested in project management? Elizabeth Harrin is the author of several top-selling, practical guides to how to manage projects published by PMI, APM, Kogan Page and the British Computer Society.
Drawing from her own experience and plenty of case studies, surveys and research, these books are the ‘mentor on the shelf’ you need to get ahead and learn what really works when it comes to juggling your workload.
Books
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A Framework for Managing Multiple Projects
How do you start to get your work under control when you are juggling several projects at once? That’s the question I answer in my book, Managing Multiple Projects. The starting point is knowing how all the different parts of your workload fit together so you can manage them in an efficient way. And do…
Managing Multiple Projects: The Research
What are the key skills for working on multiple projects simultaneously? What tools do you use to prioritize your work? How do you get through the day when you’re juggling All. The. Things? I posed these questions (and more) to our community and the insights were illuminating. And unfortunately, not in a good way. In…
Managing Multiple Projects: The Book
I’ve been waiting to share this with you… and today’s the day! I wrote a new book! It’s called Managing Multiple Projects: How Project Managers Can Balance Priorities, Manage Expectations and Increase Productivity And it’s not just any book. I wanted to write a book to help busy project managers – like you – juggle…
20 Books on Communication in the Workplace
Here are my suggestions of the best books on communication in the workplace.
The project customer role
Learn more about the project customer role on projects including who they are, what they do on a project and how to work with them.
5 ways to increase trust through transparency
A couple of times people have said to me that sharing the project budget with their team members is Not A Good Idea. I don’t know why that is the case – they are stakeholders too. I think it is essential to be transparent about the budget, how it was created and how you, as…
Best PMI-ACP Exam Prep Books
Short on time? Pick one book to supplement your PMI-ACP studies. I would suggest it’s User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development by Mike Cohn. Are you aiming to achieve your PMI Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP)®? The most successful students also include reading a range of PMI-ACP books in their exam prep, as well as…
How to get the best from your sponsor
Peter Taylor, Ron Rosenhead and Vicki James have just written a book called Strategies for Project Sponsorship, about (surprise, surprise) project sponsors. Last time I interviewed Peter about how to manage when your sponsor is rubbish. Today I’m going to share my conversation with Vicki. We spoke about how to get the best from your…
Business Analysis & Leadership
Business analysis has come of age. If change programs are to be successful, then problem solving, stakeholder engagement, business cases and situational analysis are essential. So comes in the BA role to “challenge, lead and influence” according to Debra Paul in the Foreword to this book. Edited by Penny Pullan and James Archer, Business Analysis…
Birthday Presence Giveaway!
To celebrate the birthday of the bestselling book ‘Executive Presentations’, Jacqui Harper is giving away a copy of her book! Watch the video below for entry details. The deadline is Tuesday November 30th, 2021. About the author: Jacqui Harper MBE is an international presentation skills expert. Her journey from reserved business reporter to BBC TV…
HBR Project Management Handbook [Review]
The Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook might just change how your execs feel about project work. Read our review to find out why!