Book Club
Book Club
Join us for a cup of coffee and a great discussion! Book clubs have been around for decades and are now gaining popularity within the corporate environment and now for project management practitioners like you!
The FWPMI Book Club offers:
- A venue that encourages discussion and exchange on project management topics
- An alternative to traditional meetings that still qualifies for PDUs
Would you like to participate in a book club? Here's what you do:
- Go to the Chapter's calendar to find the date of the next book club meeting and register for it.
- The event description includes the name of the book and author. Acquire the book through the local library, book store or perhaps an e-book application. Read it and come to the meeting prepared to discuss it.
To view the 2021 Book List please click here.
Book Club Meeting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
How is the book club meeting structured?
What is the cost?
How are books selected?
How many PDUs can I earn?
Who do I contact for more information?
Book Reviews
The following books have been reviewed by the book club members. To read the review, click the link.
|
Book |
Author | Reviewer | Rating (5 pts scale) |
| Agile PMO | Michael Nir | Jennifer Lipschultz | 2.5 |
| Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great | Esther Derby | Rose Abbl | 3.8 |
| Agile Leadership & Management Change - Project Lessons from Winston Churchill | Mark Kozak-Holland | Cathy Brown | 4.28 |
| Alpha Project Managers: What the Top 2% Know | Andy Crowe | Belinda Potter | 4.15 |
| Beyond Performance 2.0 | Scott Keller & Bill Schaninger | Greg Huitson | 4 |
| Conflict 101 | Susan H. Shearouse | Kim Cooley | 4.86 |
| Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High | Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler | Nancy Johnson | 4.6 |
| Death by Meeting | Patrick Lencioni | Kellie Dye | 4.5 |
| DRiVE: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us | Daniel H. Pink | Greg Hutson | 4 |
| Five Dysfunctions of a Team | Patrick Lencioni | Nancy Johnson | 4.6 |
| Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos and Luck | Jim Collins | Laura Keckhut | 3.7 |
| How to Deal with Difficult People | Gill Hasson | Samantha Fox | 3.75 |
| Polaris: Lessons in Risk Management | Dr. John J. Byrne, PMP | Bob Putnam | 3.3 |
| Power of Thoughtful Leadership | Lisa Kohn and Robyn McLeod | Jill Brown | 4.1 |
| Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers | Robert Kriegel and David Brandt | Tanja Bell | 4.1 |
| Scrappy Project Management | Kimberly Wiefling | Bruce Falcon | 3.4 |
| Silos, Politics & Turf Wars | Patrick Lencioni | Steve Tefertiller | 4.5 |
| Silos, Politics and Turf Wars | Patrick Lencioni | Jennifer Lipschultz | 4 |
| Strategic Acceleration: Succeed at the Speed of Life | Tony Jeary | John P. Dyer | 4 |
| Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard | Dan and Chip Heath | Ernest Chapman, Jr. | 4 |
| The Advantage | Patrick Lencioni | John P. Dyer | 4 |
| The Art and Discipline of Strategic Leagership | Mike Freedman with Benjamin B. Tregoe | John P. Dyer | 4 |
| The Power of Acknowledgement | Judith W. Umlas | Julie Farmer | 3.66 |
| The Southwest Airlines Way | Jody Hoffer Gittell | Greg Hutson | 4.8 |
Book Club
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