A Sample Listing of Project Management Reference Guides

This chapter briefly introduced one effective process for managing projects. In the space of one chapter we couldn’t begin to cover project management in as comprehensive a manner as it deserves. To help you get more detailed information about project management, we deliver you into the hands of top project management experts.

The following list represents only a small sample of the books available on project management. Inclusion of a book in the list in no way implies a specific endorsement by Microsoft for that book. You may discover other books that you find to be equally as helpful as the books listed here.

Cleland, David I. Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation. 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1994.
A leading-edge guide to both the theory and practice of project management, this management assistant includes new chapters on team management, product-process design teams, and the future of project management.
Clough, R.H., and G.A. Sears. Construction Project Management. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1991.
This book describes a tested strategy for the management control of project planning, time, cost, resources, and finance. It emphasizes the use of computers.
Kerzner, Harold P. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling. 5th ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995.
A long-recognized leader in the project management field brings you the fifth edition of his comprehensive guide to project management. This roll-up-your-sleeves reference continues to provide in- depth, leading-edge coverage of all aspects of project management.
Kimmons, R.L., and J.H. Loweree. Project Management: A Reference for Professionals. Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1989.
Chapters written by 116 internationally recognized experts address the full range of project management tasks and responsibilities — from the project manager’s point of view.
Lientz, Bennet P., and Kathryn P. Ross. Project Management for the 21st Century. Academic Press, 1995.
The focus in this comprehensive reference is on how to use technology to deal with the economic climate of the near future. It tells you how to set up and manage a project as well as how to deal with the 100 most common project management problems.
Whitten, Neal. Managing Software Development Projects. 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995.
Armed with effective solutions to problems that afflict software development projects, this state-of-the- art guide provides practical advice for project managers who want results.
Wideman, R. Max. Cost Control of Capital Projects and the Project Cost Management System Requirements. 2nd ed. BiTech Publishers Ltd., 1995.
This comprehensive reference describes how to control costs from the beginning to the end of a project. It provides guidelines for contracting strategies, work breakdown, project cost accounting and forecasting, and handling changes, risk, and the impact of delays.