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CRC provides copies of selected new books to PM World for review, after which the book reviews are published in the PM World Journal and posted in the PM World Library. Those reviews are now accessible below. To read a book review, click on the title. To learn more about the book, click on the cover image. To learn something about the reviewer, click on her or his name.
– Book Reviews
Capturing Upside Risk: Finding and Managing Opportunities in Projects
By: Dr. David Hillson
Reviewed by: Jonathan Norman, May 2023
Managing Complex Construction Projects: A Systems Approach
By: John K. Briesemeister
Reviewed by: Richard Celotto, May 2023
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING: Fifty Lessons Learned
By: Howard Eisner
Reviewed by: Tracy Gilmore, Apr 2023
The Triumvirate Approach to Systems Engineering, Technology Management and Engineering Management
By: Thomas J. Day
Reviewed by: Richard Fisher, Apr 2023
Earned Benefit Program Management: Aligning, Realizing, and Sustaining Strategy
By: Crispin (“Kik”) Piney
Reviewed by: Stephen Fierbaugh, PMP, Mar 2023
Systems Engineering for Projects: Achieving Positive Outcomes in a Complex World
By: Lory Mitchell Wingate
Reviewed by: Marc Crotty, Feb 2023
Managing Projects in Trouble: Achieving Turnaround and Success
By: Ralph L. Kliem
Reviewed by: Améy Kulkarni, Dec 2022
Essential Project Management Skills
By: Kerry R. Wills
Reviewed by: Sara Piracha, Oct 2022
The Business of People: Leadership for the Changing World
By: Iain Fraser, Madeleine Taylor
Reviewed by: Muriel Hairston-Cooper, Aug 2021
Project Management for Healthcare, 2nd Ed.
By: David Shirley
Reviewed by: Sheila Jackson, PMP, Jul 2020
The Stakeholder Perspective: Relationship Management to Increase Value and Success Rates of Projects
By: Massimo Pirozzi
Reviewed by: Philip Wiens, Apr 2020
The Human Factor in Project Management
By: Denise Thompson
Reviewed by: Leticia Peevy, Mar 2020
Earned Benefit Program Management: Aligning, Realizing, and Sustaining Strategy
By: Crispin “Kik” Piney
Reviewed by: Wayne Abba, Mar 2020
PMI-PBA Exam Practice Test and Study Guide
By: Brian Williamson
Reviewed by: Richard Gower, Feb 2020
Project Management of Large Software-Intensive Systems
By: Marvin Gechman
Reviewed by: Bill Sundermann, Jan 2020
Project Management Beyond Waterfall and Agile
By: Mounir A. Ajam
Reviewed by: Gina Pickett, Dec 2019
Capturing Upside Risk: Finding and Managing Opportunities in Projects
By: Dr David Hillson
Reviewed by: Edwin S. Burt, PMP, Dec 2019
Project Management of Large Software-Intensive Systems: Controlling the Software Development Process
By: Marvin Gechman
Reviewed by: Oluwasegun Odetola, Sep 2019
PMP Exam Preparation Test Questions, Practice Test, and Simulated Exam
By: Dr. Ginger Levin, PgMP, PMP
Reviewed by: Rodger Martin, Sep 2019
The Four Pillars of Portfolio Management: Organizational Agility, Strategy, Risk, and Resources
By: Olivier Lazar
Reviewed by: B. K. Gamble, Sep 2019
By: Satish P. Subramanian
Reviewed by: Deborah Reinagel, Aug 2019
Project Management of Large Software-Intensive Systems: Controlling the Software Development Process
By: Marvin Gechman
Reviewed by: Lauren Puglisi, Aug 2019
Data Analytics in Project Management
By: Seweryn Spalek
Reviewed by: Richard Gower, Jul 2019
Implementing Project and Program Benefit Management
By: Kenn Dolan
Reviewed by: Patt Chowdhury, Jul 2019
Agilizing the Enterprise: Collaborative Leadership, Dynamic Strategy and Organizational Flexibility
By: Joseph Raynus
Reviewed by: Carolyn Hue, May 2019
The Human Factor in Project Management
By: Denise Thompson
Reviewed by: Marie Piekam, May 2019
Culturally Tuning Change Management
By: Risto Gladden
Reviewed by: Baninder Malik, Apr 2019
Data Analytics in Project Management
By: Edited by Seweryn Spalek
Reviewed by: Jennifer Arroyo, Apr 2019
The Human Change Management Body of Knowledge (HCMBOK), 3rd Edition
By: Vicente Goncalves, Carla Campos
Reviewed by: Danny Boswell, Feb 2019
The Four Pillars of Portfolio Management: Organizational Agility, Strategy, Risk and Resources
By: Olivier Lazar
Reviewed by: Jan Watson, Jan 2019
Project Management Theory and Practice, 3rd Ed.
By: Gary Richardson and Brad Jackson
Reviewed by: Elena Koulich, Jan 2019
A Holistic Approach to Lessons Learned: How Organizations Can Benefit from Their Own Knowledge
By: Moria Levy
Reviewed by: Manjeeta Sitaula, PMP, Dec 2018
PMI-PBA Exam Practice Test and Study Guide
By: Brian Williamson
Reviewed by: Lawrence Reid, Dec 2018
The Audio PMP Exam Prep: Conversations on Passing the PMP Exam
By: Carl Pritchard and Bruce Falk
Reviewed by: Swati Shah, Nov 2018
Managing Project Competence: The Lemon and the Loop
By: Rolf Medina
Reviewed by: Mechelle Davidson, Nov 2018
Agilizing the Enterprise: Collaborative Leadership, Dynamic Strategy and Organizational Flexibility
By: Joseph Raynus
Reviewed by: Art Jones, Nov 2018
Creating a Greater Whole: A Project Manager’s Guide to Becoming a Leader
By: Susan G. Schwartz, PMP
Reviewed by: John Poulos, PMP, Nov 2018
Realizing Strategy Through Projects: The Executive’s Guide
By: Carl Marnewick
Reviewed by: Denise Cordova, Nov 2018
A Holistic Approach to Lessons Learned: How Organizations Can Benefit from Their Own Knowledge
By: Moria Levy
Reviewed by: Barbara LaDue, Nov 2018
Managing Project Competence: The Lemon and the Loop
By: Rolf Medina
Reviewed by: David Johnson, Oct 2018
Borderless Leadership: Global Skills for Personal and Business Success
By: Zlatica Kraljevic
Reviewed by: Dr. Charles Y. Chen, Oct 2018
The Entrepreneurial Project Manager
By: Christopher Cook
Reviewed by: Patt Chowdhury, Oct 2018
Managing Project Competence: The Lemon and the Loop
By: Rolf Medina
Reviewed by: Dr Ralf Müller, Sep 2018
By: Ginger Levin, PhD, PMP, PgMP
Reviewed by: Masood Said, Sep 2018
Rethinking Innovation and Design For Emerging Markets: Inside the Renault Kwid Project
By: Christophe Midler, Bernard Jullien, Yannick Lung
Reviewed by: Dr. Charles Y. Chen, Apr 2018
Leading and Motivating Global Teams: Integrating Offshore Centers and Head Office
By: Vimal Kumar Khanna
Reviewed by: Masood Said, Jan 2018
The Entrepreneurial Project Manager
By: Christopher Cross
Reviewed by: Rohit Tammana, Nov 2017
Rethinking Innovation and Design For Emerging Markets: Inside the Renault Kwid Project
By: Christophe Midler, Bernard Jullien, Yannick Lung
Reviewed by: Stephen Fierbaugh, PMP, Nov 2017
Project Management in Extreme Situations
By: Monique Aubry and Pascal Lievre (Editors)
Reviewed by: Rudy C. Rodriguez, PMP, Jun 2017
Ethics and Governance in Project Management: Small Sins Allowed and the Line of Impunity
By: Eduardo Victor Lopez and Alicia Medina
Reviewed by: Lloyd Pollock, May 2017
Situational Project Management: The Dynamics of success and failure
By: Oliver F. Lehmann
Reviewed by: Jorge Galvan, Mar 2017
Improving Business Performance: A project portfolio management approach
By: Ramani S
Reviewed by: Patrick James, Feb 2017
IT Project Management: A Geek’s Guide to Leadership
By: Byron A. Love
Reviewed by: Johnny Gan, Jan 2017
The Project Portfolio Management in Theory and Practice
By: Jamal Moustafaev, MBA, PMP
Reviewed by: Edward Raibick, Jan 2017
Ethics and Governance in Project Management
By: Eduardo Victor Lopez and Alicia Medina
Reviewed by: John Shea, Jan 2017
The Influential Project Manager – Winning Over Team Members and Stakeholders
By: Alfonso Bucero, PMP
Reviewed by: Larry Barnett, Jan 2016
Program Management Leadership: Creating Successful Teams
By: Mark C. Boejeun
Reviewed by: Mark W. Depperschmidt, Jan 2016
Maximizing Benefits from IT Project Management
By: Jose Lopez Soriano
Reviewed by: Johnny Gan, Jan 2016
The Influential Project Manager – Winning Over Team Members and Stakeholders
By: Alfonso Bucero
Reviewed by: Rodger Martin, Oct 2015
Portfolio Management: A Strategic Approach
By: Ginger Levin and John Wyzalek
Reviewed by: Awolesi Chinwe Francisca, Sep 2015
From Projects to Programs: A Project Manager’s Journey
By: Samir Penkar, PMP
Reviewed by: Chris Wright, Sep 2015
By: M. Kemal Atesmen
Reviewed by: Ralph M. Stillinger, Sep 2015
Creative, Efficient, and Effective Project Management
By: Ralph L. Kliem, PMP
Reviewed by: Marinella Padlan, Sep 2015
The Basics of Project Evaluation and Lessons Learned
By: Willis H. Thomas
Reviewed by: Maryanne Coelln, Apr 2015
Communication for Continuous Improvement Projects
By: Tina Kanti Agustiady
Reviewed by: Patrick James, Apr 2015
Portfolio Management: A Strategic Approach
By: Dr. Ginger Levin, John Wyzalek
Reviewed by: Lance Van Nostrand, Mar 2015
Project Management Tools and Techniques
By: Deboah Sater Carstens, PMP; Gary L. Richardson, PMP; Ronald B. Smith, PMP
Reviewed by: Mark S. Becker, PMP, Feb 2015
By: Stephen J. Andriole
Reviewed by: Arvind Tripathi, Jan 2015
The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence
By: Adil F. Dalal
Reviewed by: Manjeeta Sitaula, PMP, Dec 2014
By: Margaret R. Lee, PhD, PMP
Reviewed by: Bob Dragoon, May 2014
