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Reading recommendations

The below are core reading from my MSc, professional examinations and further project management related study.

My apologies in advance for any errors.

 
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Commercial Project Management MSc

Commercial Management

Commercial Management of Projects: Defining the Discipline

AUTHOR: Lowe, D (Ed) with Leiringer R.(2006)
ISBN: 1-4051-2450-4
PUBLISHER: Blackwell Publishing

Additional texts:

 

- Helgeson, DV (1994) Engineers and Managers Guide to Winning Proposals, Artech House
- Kennedy, C and O'Connor M (1997) Winning Major Bids: The Critical Success Factors, Policy Publications Ltd
- Lewis, H (2003) Bids, Tenders and Proposals: Winning Business Through Best Practice, Kogan Page
- Male and Stocks (Editors) (1991) Competitive Advantage in Construction, Butterworth Heinemann.
- Porter M (1985) Competitive Advantage: Creating and sustaining superior performance Collier Macmillan Publishers
- Rickards T (1997) Creativity and Problem Solving at Work Gower
- Skitmore, RM (1989) Contract Bidding in Construction: Strategic management and modelling, Longman Scientific and Technical.
- Tweedley, N (1995) Winning the Bid: A Managers Guide to Competitive Bidding, Pitman Publishing
Useful Websites:
- TBA
Useful Journals:
- TBA


Management of Projects

Project Management: The Managerial Process, 3rd Edition

AUTHOR: Gary Clifford F. and Larson Erik W. (2006)
ISBN: 1-4051-2450-4
PUBLISHER: McGraw Hill

Additional texts:

 

- Pinto Jeffrey k. (2007). Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage. Pearson Prentice Hall.
- Kerzner Harold (2006) Project Management Best Practices: Achieving Global Excellence, John Wiley & sons.
- Kerzner Harold (2006) Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 9th Edition, John Wiley & sons.
- Meredith Jack R. and Mantel Samuel J. (2006) Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 6th Edition, John Wiley & sons.
Useful Websites:
- http://www.apm.org.uk/ Association for Project Management (APM) website.
- http://www.pmi.org/ Project Management Institute (PMI) website.
Useful Journals:
- Project Management Journal
- International Journal of Project Management
- PM Network
- Harvard Business Review


People and Organisations

Business Psychology and Organisational Behaviour: A Student Handbook

AUTHOR: McKenna, E. (2006)
ISBN: 1-4051-2450-4
PUBLISHER: Psychology Press

Additional texts:

 

- TBA
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- TBA
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- TBA


Project Planning and Control

Project Management: The Managerial Process

AUTHOR: Clifford F Gray and Erik W Larson (2007)
ISBN: 0071287523
PUBLISHER: McGraw Hill

Additional texts:

 

- TBA
Useful Websites:
- TBA
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- TBA


Project Finance

Financing Infrastructure Projects

AUTHOR: Tony Merna and Cyrus Njiru (2002)
ISBN: 072773040 1
PUBLISHER: Thomas Telford Ltd

Additional texts:

 

- Project Finance: Theory and Practice by Stefano Gatti ISBN: 978-0123736994

- Modern Project Finance; A Casebook by Benjamin Esty ISBN: 0471434256 ISBN13: 780471434252

- Public Private Partnerships by Darrin Grimsey and Mervyn Lewis ISBN: 978 1 84720 226 0

- Accounting for Non-accounting Students, JR Dyson Seventh Edition
Useful Websites:
- Harvard Business School Project Finance Portal
- http://www.people.hbs.edu/besty/projfinportal/
Useful Journals:
- TBA


Risk Management

Corporate Risk Management an organisational perspective

AUTHOR: Merna, T & Al-Thani, F (2005)
ISBN: 0470014725
PUBLISHER: Wiley, London

Corporate Risk Management

AUTHOR: Merna, T & Al-Thani, F (2008)
ISBN: 0470518332
PUBLISHER: Wiley, London

Additional texts:

 

- Smith, N.J (2005), Managing Risks in Construction Projects, Second Edition, Blackwell Science, London
- Smith, N. J (2003), Appraisal, Risk and Uncertainty, Thomas Telford, London
- PRAM : project risk analysis and management guide / edited by Peter Simon, D. - Norwich : APM Group Limited, 1997
Useful Websites:
- TBA
Useful Journals:
- TBA


Commercial Contract Management

Management of Procurement

AUTHOR: Bower, D (ed)(2003)
ISBN: 1-4051-2450-4
PUBLISHER: Thomas Telford Publishing

Additional texts:

 

- Winch, G M (2002), Managing Construction Projects, Blackwell Publishing.
- Smith, N J (2002), Engineering Project Management, 2nd edition, Blackwell Science.
- Uff, J (1999), Construction Law, 7th Edition, Sweet and Maxwell.
Useful Websites:
- TBA
Useful Journals:
- TBA

   

Project Management Research Methods

Qualitative Research Design. An Interactive Approach. Applied Social Research Methods Series. Volume 41

AUTHOR: Maxwell, J.A. (1996)
ISBN:
PUBLISHER: Sage Publications, Inc.

Additional texts:

 

- Bell, J. (2000). Doing Your Research Project. Open University Press, 3rd Edition.
Useful Websites:
- TBA
Useful Journals:
- TBA


Prince2

Managing successful projects with PRINCE 2

AUTHOR: OGC
ISBN: 0113309465
PUBLISHER: Stationery Office

Tailoring PRINCE2

Author: OGC
ISBN: 0113308973
PUBLISHER: Stationery Office

Understanding PRINCE2

Author: Ken Bradley
ISBN: 1902192001
PUBLISHER: SPOCE

Additional texts:

 

- TBA
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- TBA
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- TBA

   

Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)

Managing successful programmes

Author: OGC
ISBN: 9780113310401
PUBLISHER: TSO

Additional texts:

 

- TBA
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- TBA
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- TBA

   

ITIL

ITIL V3 foundation handbook

Author: Adams
ISBN: 9780113311972
PUBLISHER: TSO

Additional texts:

 

- ITIL V3 A Pocket Book by Van Haren Publishing ISBN: 9789087531027
- Passing your ITIL Foundation Exam by TSO ISBN: 9780113310791
- Who Moved My Cheese: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Dr. Spencer Johnson ISBN: 0091816971
Useful Websites:
- TBA
Useful Journals:
- TBA

 

 

 

 

 
 

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EndNote Library file (.enl).
Includes all my Dissertation references and many more.

Dissertation-Saved-Copy.rar

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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