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Discussion on: References and sources for modern software project management?

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In my opinion there are no books from the past seven years or longer that have made their way into canonical status. The older books on the topics you listed still serve their purpose quite well because of course all of what you've mentioned is principle-based, and while the technologies may change, the principles do not.

My favorite book for how to think about software projects is still Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit by the Poppendieck's. Sample chapters are available from the publisher here.

Some other suggestions are Software Requirements 2nd Edition by Karl Weigers, Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management by Scott Berkun, and Data Modeling Essentials 3rd Edition by Simsion and Witt.

Classics like The Mythical Man Month and Peopleware are worth it also.