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Books and guides that help a project manager. All free and all legal: either the translator made the e-book free, or the official publisher released it.
My own writing · direct download
Free, no sign-up. If it helps, pass it to a colleague. (In Persian.)
Practical booklet · 2026 · Persian
Three steps to see project problems while there is still room to recover: signals, a weekly AI review without data risk, and a decision sheet. The method is explained on the Insights page.
Persian books · direct download
Each book states that its e-book edition is freely available to the public. If one helps you, buy the print edition from Soha Publishing so this work can continue.
Translated book (Persian)
The execution tools and techniques a project manager needs daily — for when you know what to do and are looking for how to do it.
Translated book (Persian)
How to use AI and ChatGPT in everyday project management; the closest Persian book to this site’s AI page.
PMI guide · volume 1 (Persian)
PMI’s practical guide to setting up and running a project management office (PMO), with the Iranian Project Management Association.
PMI guide · volume 2 (Persian)
The continuation of the same guide, on the life cycle of the dynamic PMO model.
Official guides · from the publisher’s site
Get these from the publisher’s own site; the latest edition and terms of use are always there.
Methodology
A lightweight project management method with monthly, weekly and daily cycles. I have taken the course and explain it on the Expertise page.
Scheduling guide
Best practices for building and reviewing a reliable schedule. One of the best free references for anyone working with the critical path and delay analysis.
Cost estimating and control guide
A guide to estimating and controlling programme cost, with earned value (EVM); the companion to the same publisher’s scheduling guide.
Agile framework
The official Scrum guide, short and precise; to learn the agile framework from the source, not from others’ interpretations.
Business analysis standard
The IIBA standard; for when, before a project starts, the real problem and need must be made clear.
Open courses and textbooks
If you are new to project management or want to strengthen your team’s foundations, start here.
Open textbook
A complete project management textbook, from basic concepts to planning, cost, risk and closure.
University course
MIT’s project management course with downloadable lecture notes; an engineering view of large projects.
Open methodology
The European Commission’s open, free method; for organisations that want a complete yet simple framework.
Why not every book is here
I don’t post a book its owner hasn’t made free, even if copies are everywhere; PMBOK is one of them. If you are the translator or publisher of one of these works and don’t want the file here, send an email; I will remove it the same day.
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