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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You can earn PDUs (professional development units) for ongoing certification renewal, such as for the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, from reading. I’ve read, I’m guessing, over 150 management books in my career, and you can read my book reviews if you want to trawl through the archives. What books qualify for PDUs?

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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

It is easier to prove one page than a chapter, let alone an entire book. In 2016, Alan founded Project Management Essentials to share his passion for and experience in project management, leadership, and Agile. He also holds multiple Agile certifications from Disciplined Agile, Scrum Alliance, and Scaled Agile. Register today.

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5 Whys to Explore Scrum with an independent Scrum Caretaker

Gunther Verheyen

From 2013-2016 I maintained the official “Professional Scrum” series of Scrum.org meanwhile training candidate-PSTs and shepherding the global community of Professional Scrum Trainers and coaches. After ending the exclusivity of Scrum.org over my work in 2016, I had to think about a new title. It’s fine to not just take my word for it.

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5 Tips To Re-Energize Your Daily Standup Meetings

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Read next: Books for Agile Project Managers. Self-paced with video training modules, you'll quickly be on your way to your agile certification. I now enjoy when my teammates message me on Slack to remind me that it’s time for scrum. Add some fun into your daily scrum or standup meetings with these easy tips.

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The 23 Best Project Management Books For Upgrading Your Career in 2020

Planio

A good project management book. the truth is that project management books are a more in-depth way to get inside the minds of the best managers out there. We combed through best-seller lists, spoke with veteran PMs, and read a ton to put together this list of the best project management books for upgrading your career in 2020.

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Project Management Trends (2018 Edition)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Long-time readers will know that I believe certification schemes to be useful, but not the only thing that a successful project manager needs. As the demand for project management work grows, certification schemes are a simple way to differentiate candidates. You don’t get that from reading a book. It’s another consumer trend.

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How a growth mindset has helped in my journey to become a PST

Scrum.org

A growth mindset is a term coined by Carol Dweck in 2006 in her book mindset Mindset: The new Psychology of success to describe the underlying beliefs people have about learning and intelligence. I did my first PSMI attempt in 2016 scoring 90% and did it again in 2017 scoring 98%. . Scrum a pocket guide - Gunther Verheyen.

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