- Cohen & Bradford; Influence without Authority (Wiley).
- Doesn't talk about projects per se, but lots of invaluable advice.
- Covey, Stephen; The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Simon & Schuster).
- Solid treatment of the people side of management with an emphasis on self-management as the basis for success.
- Eccles, Robert, et al.; Beyond the Hype (Harvard University Press).
- Superb treatise on the fundamentals of management. Better than Drucker because its approach is as applicable to managing a small team as it is to managing a large corporation.
- Fisher & Ury; Getting to Yes (Penguin).
- "The" book on win-win negotiating. Every PM should read it at least once.
- Guaspari, John; I'll Know It When I See It (Amacom).
- Short but insightful discussion of modern quality management.
- ** Oncken, William; Managing Management Time (Prentice Hall).
- One of the best books ever on management, but not widely known. Wonderfully entertaining and very insightful on how to manage up, down, and sideways in the organization.
- Raiffa, Howard; Decision Analysis (Addison-Wesley).
- Authoritative treatment of decision tree analysis. Math is occasionally dense (and can be skipped without losing anything). Explanation of "utilities" is excellent.
- Weinberg, Gerald; Becoming a Technical Leader (Dorset House).
- Very funny tips for the new manager in a technical discipline. Shows how some of Covey's ideas play out in the technical arena.
- ** Recommended
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