February 22 2025 at 12:00PM
Professional Development Units – Books
Did you know that reading books on leadership, professional development, and project management can count as Professional Development Units (PDUs)? The list below highlights books that can help you earn your PDUs, and best of all, many are available through the Halifax Library System!
Whether you're looking to deepen your project management skills, explore new leadership strategies, or enhance your professional growth, these books are a great resource for meeting the ongoing PDU requirements needed to maintain your PMI certifications (PMP, CAPM for example).
Power Skills
Title: Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t
Author: Simon Sinek
PDUs: 5
Library Print Copy: Leaders Eat Last | Halifax Public Libraries | BiblioCommons
Libby (OverDrive): Ebook
Hoopla: No
Title: Leading the Unleadable: How to Manage Mavericks, Cynics, Divas and Other Difficult People
Author: Alan Willet
PDUs: 4
Library Print Copy: No
Libby (OverDrive): No
Hoopla: Ebook
Title: Great Mondays: How to Design a Company Culture Employees Love
Author: Josh Levine
PDUs: 2
Library Print Copy: No
Libby (OverDrive): No
Hoopla: Audiobook
Title: Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Conversations, Whole Hearts
Author: C. Brené Brown
PDUs: 5
Library Print Copy: Dare to Lead | Halifax Public Libraries | BiblioCommons
Libby (OverDrive): Ebook, Audiobook
Hoopla: No
Title: Be a Project Motivator
Author: Ruth Pearce
PDUs: 4
Library Print Copy: No
Libby (OverDrive): No
Hoopla: Ebook, Audiobook
Ways of Working
Title: The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
Author: Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford
PDUs: 8.5
Library Print Copy: The Phoenix Project | Halifax Public Libraries | BiblioCommons
Libby (OverDrive): No
Hoopla: Ebook
Title: 101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them
Author: Tom Kendrick
PDUs: 4.5
Library Print Copy: No
Libby (OverDrive): No
Hoopla: Ebook, Audiobook
Title: Doing Agile Right: Transformation Without Chaos
Author: Darrel Rigby, Sarah Elk, Steve Berez
PDUs: 2
Library Print Copy: No
Libby (OverDrive): No
Hoopla: Ebook, Audiobook
Title: Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Practical Tools for Leaders and Teams
Author: Terry Schmidt
PDUs: 4.5
Library Print Copy: No
Libby (OverDrive): No
Hoopla: Audiobook
Title: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t
Author: James C. Collins
PDUs: 6
Library Print Copy: Good to Great | Halifax Public Libraries | BiblioCommons
Libby (OverDrive): No
Hoopla: Ebook, Audiobook
Business Acumen
Title: Good Charts: The HBR Guide to Making Smarter, More Persuasive Data Visualizations
Author: Scott Berinato
PDUs: 6
Library Print Copy: Good Charts | Halifax Public Libraries | BiblioCommons
Libby (OverDrive): No
Hoopla: Ebook
Title: The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind
Author: Jonah Berger
PDUs: 6
Library Print Copy: The Catalyst | Halifax Public Libraries | BiblioCommons
Libby (OverDrive): No
Hoopla: No
Title: The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
Author: Eric Ries
PDUs: 4.5
Library Print Copy: The Lean Startup | Halifax Public Libraries | BiblioCommons
Libby (OverDrive): Ebook
Hoopla: No
Title: Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
Author: Patrick Bet-David
PDUs: 4
Library Print Copy: No
Libby (OverDrive): Audiobook
Hoopla: Audiobook
Title: Product Roadmaps Relaunched: How to Set Direction while Embracing Uncertainty
Author: C. Todd Lombardo, Bruce McCarthy, Evan Ryan, Michael Connors
PDUs: 4.5
Library Print Copy: No
Libby (OverDrive): No
Hoopla: Audiobook
Important links:
Halifax Library: Catalogue | Halifax Public Libraries
Hoopla: hoopladigital.com
Overdrive: Halifax Public Libraries - OverDrive
Additional Reading Material: Recommended books for earning PMP PDUs | My CMS
