19 years of Digital Project Management resources to help you up-skill
Grow your digital knowledge and become indispensable for your agency.
For 15 topics, I’ve curated the best books, courses, websites and other resources that I’ve used to help me become an indispensable leader.
They’ll not only boost your project management skills but also strategy, design, web development, content marketing, data and Generative AI.
I’ve included only what I own and consider to be a high quality. None of these are affiliate links so, I won’t make a penny if you buy anything.
I’ll add new content into this page when I find something useful, so don’t forget to bookmark it.
Topics
Project Management
Account Management
Creative Strategy & Planning
Agile - Product Ownership & Scrum
Generative AI
Web Development
Workshops & Facilitation
User Experience Design
User Research
User Interface Design (UI) & Accessibility
Digital Marketing
Data & Analytics
SEO
Productivity
Getting your attention back
A quick note to help you save some money
Udemy is a fantastic online learning platform, BUT, don’t ever pay full price for a course. Create an account, then add courses to your wish list.
Then you’ll find you’ll get a discount to your inbox as they are always on sale.
With Coursera, you can audit courses for free. If you want the certificate, then you will need to pay for the subscription.
1. Project Management
Online courses
Google Project Management: Professional Certification - Coursera
Books
Project Management For Humans - Brett Harned
Memberships
The Digital Project Manager - The original resource for Digital Project Management articles, courses and a members’ community. If you pay for membership, then you get access to everything.
2. Account Management
Books
The Art of Client Services - Robert Solomon
Agencynomics: Fully Revised Edition 2021 by Spencer Gallagher , Peter Hoole, et al.
3. Creative Strategy & Planning
Books
How not to Plan: 66 ways to screw it up by Les Binet and Sarah Carter
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design by Douglas Davis
4. Agile - Product Ownership & Scrum
Online courses
Product Owner II for Agile Intermediate: Certification Prep - Udemy
Scrum Master I Certification Prep & Mock Exams (Agile 2024) - Udemy
Scrum Master II Certification Prep & Mock Exams (SM 2) - Udemy
Books
Scrum: a Breathtakingly Brief and Agile Introduction - Chris Sims & Hilary Johnson
Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time - Jeff Sutherland
Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process - Kenneth S. Rubin
Fifty Quick Ideas to Improve Your User Stories - Gojko Adzic and David Evans
Fifty Quick Ideas to Improve Your Retrospectives - Tom Roden and Ben Williams
Memberships & Certification
The official website for Agile Product Owner, Scrum and Developer Certification. It also has some great micro courses, articles, videos and a community.
5. Generative AI
ChatGPT - Custom GPTs
Digital Project Manager GPT - The Wash-Up
My free GPT, specifically designed to help with your project management tasks.
Online articles
6 ways I Use ChatGPT to SPEED UP my Projects - The Wash-Up
Courses
AI Essentials For Project Professionals - Project Management Institute
Generative AI Overview for Project Managers - Project Management Institute
ChatGPT & Generative AI: Prompt Engineering for Business - Udemy
6. Web development
Online Courses
The Complete 2024 Web Development Bootcamp - Udemy
7. Workshops & Facilitation
Books
Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers
by Gray Dave, Sunni Brown , et al.
Websites
8. User Experience Design
Books
UX Strategy: Product Strategy Techniques for Devising Innovative Digital Solutions by Jaime Levy
The User Experience Team of One- 2nd Edition: A Research and Design Survival Guide
by Leah Buley , Joe Natoli, et al
Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web - Christina Wodtke
UX for Lean Startups: Faster, Smarter User Experience Research and Design
Strategic Writing for UX: Drive Engagement, Conversion, and Retention with Every Word
Online Courses
User Experience (UX): The Ultimate Guide to Usability and UX - Udemy
User Experience Design Fundamentals - Udemy
UX Requirements Made Simple - Udemy
Certification
Neilson Normal Group (NN/g) - expensive but this is the gold-standard of UX training
Websites (for articles and newsletters)
Youtube
9. User Research
Books
Just Enough Research: Second Edition by Erika Hall
User Research: A Practical Guide to Designing Better Products and Services
Remote Research: Real Users, Real Time, Real Research by Nate Bolt and Tony Tulathimutte
Surveys That Work: A Practical Guide for Designing and Running Better Surveys
Online Courses
Practical Customer Development - Udemy
Insightful Customer Interviews for Product Managers - Udemy
User Experience (UX): The Ultimate Guide to Usability and UX - Udemy
Podcasts
Awkward Silences - Spotify | Apple | Youtube
10. User Interface (UI) Design & Accessibility
Books
101 UX Principles: A definitive design guide by Will Grant
Laws of UX: Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services by Jon Yablonski
Accessibility for Everyone by Laura Kalbag
Color Accessibility Workflows by Geri Coady and A Book Apart
Online Courses
The no BS 2 Hour UI Design Course by Messod Michael Abehsera - Udemy
DESIGN RULES: Principles + Practices for Great UI Design by Joe Natoli - Udemy
Master Digital Product Design: UX Research & UI Design by Rob Sutcliffe - Udemy
Figma UI UX Design Essentials by Daniel Walter Scott - Udemy
Building awesome Color Schemes for your UI Design Projects by Muhammad Ahsan Pervaiz - Udemy
Creative Layout Design for Websites and Mobile Apps by Muhammad Ahsan Pervaiz - Udemy
Typography for Designers & Developers - Don't suck at design by Muhammad Ahsan Pervaiz - Udemy
11. Digital Marketing
Books
Online Courses
The Complete Digital Marketing Course - 12 Courses in 1 by Rob Percival - Udemy
Digital Marketing Masterclass: AI & Social Media Marketing - by Phil Ebiner - Udemy
Content Marketing: Business Growth w/Content Marketing + AI by Phil Ebiner - Udemy
12. Data & Analytics
Books
The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios
by Steve Wexler , Jeffrey Shaffer, et al.
DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story by Nancy Duarte
Online Courses
Google Data Analytics Certification Courses - Coursera
The Business Intelligence Analyst Course 2025 by 365 Careers - Udemy
Snowflake – The Complete Masterclass by Nikolai Schuler - Udemy
13. SEO
Books
Online Courses
SEO Training Masterclass 2025: Beginner To Advanced SEO by Alex Genadinik - Udemy
Youtube
Exposure Ninja - everything you need for SEO and content marketing.
They wrote the book above.
Blogs
backlinko.com - the best blog about SEO and content marketing
14. Productivity
Books
Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
15. Getting your attention back
Books
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention by Johann Hari
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