A list of books with a tentative plan for reading them. The reading time is vis a vis my reading speed, it might vary for you.
| Name | Author | ISBN | Link | Description | Reading Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Microsoft Secrets" | Michael Cusamano | 0684855313 | NIL | Microsoft's Project Management Practices, they are quite strong and usable. The fundamental principles can be caught in a quick read | 2 days |
| "Software Engineering in Practice" | Pankaj Jalote | 0201737213 | NIL | A book that tries to home in only on the Software Engineering aspects of Project Management. Does not contain the newest research by Michael Boehm | 1 day |
| "The Design of Design" | Fred Brooks | NIL | nps.navy.mil | An Essay on Project Management. | 1 hr |
| "Software Engineering - A Practitioner's Approach" | Roger S Pressman | 0072853182 | NIL | The Best book on "Software Project Management" until the 6th edition | 7 days |
| "CMM in Practice" | Pankaj Jalote | 0201616262 | NIL | This is an exclusive Project Management book that covers the CMM standard (and not the new PM-CMM). The newer edition has a description of Infosys' processes | 4 days |
| "Walk the Talk" (NDTV) | featuring Nandan Nilekani | NIL | Walk The Talk | Shows their project management work | 1.5 hrs |
| "The Mythical Man Month" | Fred Brooks | NIL | 0201835959 | The last revised edition has a "No Silver Bullet" essay. These are essentially criticisms on project management and are meant to be read after a book on project management is read. | 3 days |
| "I Sing the Body Electronic" | Fred Moody | 0140176551 | a9/amazon | Learning how to turn around a disaster, enCarta! | 2 days |
| "Project Management" for geeks | Unknown | NIL | wikipedia | For the impatient and jumpy souls, this is what you should be reading. | 3 uSecs on 3GHz HTs |
| "Quality Software Project Management" | Several | 81-7808-767-7 | NIL | For the most comprehensive book on the subject. | 15 days |