Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Project Management resources

People say "Karen, you are a project manager. How can I learn more about the fascinating world of planning, scheduling and controlling?"

To those curious folks, here is a list of my favorite resources right now:

Books

Flannes & Levin, Essential People Skills for Project Managers

Meredith & Mantel, Project Management: A Managerial Approach


Websites

General project management:

Project Management Institute

Methodologies:

W. Edwards Deming Institute

Introduction to Six Sigma from GE

Ken Schwaber's SCRUM site Control Chaos

Introduction to eXtreme Programming

Lean.org

Groups & Organizations for women in project management/business/technology:

Women in Technology International

Women in Project Management Special Interest Group (SIG)

Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology