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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow

Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management by Scott Berkun Making Things Happen is a practical handbook for project managers written in an easy-to-read and witty manner. It consists of the author’s essays that cover the philosophy and strategies for managing projects.

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Surveying the Business Landscape

Tom Spencer

A popular way to examine the competitive intensity and attractiveness of an industry is to use Porter’s Five Forces , a technique which was first outlined by HBS Professor Michael Porter in his 1979 book Competitive Strategy. Competitive Strategy. What competitive strategy is the competition pursuing? Competitive Strategy.

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The Fundamentals of Leadership Still Haven’t Changed

Harvard Business

The challenge, she said, was that these managers were highly proficient in their own disciplines such as finance, marketing, research, clinical care, and insurance reimbursement — and had demonstrated that they could manage people in these areas — but she needed them to be “bigger” leaders.