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Introductory books

Harvard Business School Publishing. HER Guide to Project Management. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2013.

This practical handbook will help you: (1) build a strong, focused team, (2) break major objectives into manageable tasks, (3) create a schedule that keeps all the moving parts under control, (4) monitor progress toward your goals, (5) manage stakeholders’ expectations, and (6) wrap up your project and gauge its success.

Haynes, Marion E. Project Management: From Idea to Implementation. Menlo Park, CA: Crisp Publications, Inc., 2009.

This step-by-step guide to project management is designed to help readers conceive, plan, implement, and evaluate any project from initial planning to finalization.

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