A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Third Edition (PMBOK Guides)
by Project Management Institute
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published
November 2004
(first published 2000)
by Project Management Institute
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Paperback, 380 pages
isbn
193069945X
(isbn13: 9781930699458)
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A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)—2000 Edition is now available in eight additional languages to help project manage...more
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This is the standard text of the Project Management Institute that is a professional society of project managers and who certifies project management educational programs. It is not a text book. It is more of a reference. It is very comprehensive to the point of being unwieldy for the novice project manager. It is more a text that needs to be mastered for certification. It is furthermore light on actual techniques and tools you may actually use for project management, since they need to be ...more
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Read in March, 2009
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PMI websiterecommends it for: anyone taking the PMP
This is a must read if you plan on taking the PMP test, but it is long and dry. By "long and dry" I mean they go on and on and it sounds like it was written by a paranoid lawyer. By "PMP test" I mean the one given by the PMI people for program mgmt. By "must read" I mean you must read it. (This has been an example of the redundancy of this book. Bring caffeine and aspirin.)
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Read in July, 2008
A very typical book. This book contains standard or best practice although it's not as dry as I thought. But for people who wants to know about project management, don't start with this book. STart with something easier like For Dummies book. But you need this book once you get the hang of it. Warning though, don't use the book and comparing the process explained in the book to implement it in your company without any process mapping to your company's current practice. You have to make sure that...more
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Read in January, 2008
It's a standard text book. If you want to pass the test, take one of the classes.
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Read in January, 2009
This is the most boring book in the world!!!!! But it captures what I must know. Need to have this read by 12/13 as well....late nights are very difficult while reading this book. College studies are coming back as fun filled events compared to this...hanging in there.
Finished and passed. I am what they say proficient and moderately proficient in many areas...hmm, what does that mean?!!
Anyway, you have to read and know and understand this book, if you want your certifi...more
Finished and passed. I am what they say proficient and moderately proficient in many areas...hmm, what does that mean?!!
Anyway, you have to read and know and understand this book, if you want your certifi...more
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01/31/08
Mike
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A thrilling read, incredible plot, original characters... wait nevermind, it sucks. Unless you are potential employer seeking to hire me as a PM, then this is the only book I live, die, and sleep with under my pillow.
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I've tried to get through this so many times and it just puts me to sleep...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I have an electronic copy of it (on CD -- but not an audiobook).
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Read in October, 2007
It's a must for taking the PMP exam, but extremely dry and textbook-like. I suggest also choosing other reference books.
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recommends it for:
go-getters
bleckh! do you like reading flowcharts? then read this poop.
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Read in November, 2007
recommends it for:
Project Managers
Burying my nose to get PMP.
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