{"product_id":"results-without-authority-controlling-a-project-when-the-team-doesnt-report-to-you-paperback","title":"Results Without Authority: Controlling a Project When the Team Doesn't Report to You - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Kendrick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor project managers looking to establish credibility and drive winning results, author Tom Kendrick's groundbreaking system provides the key to leading cross-functional, outsourced, and other types of teams through every stage of the project cycle.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eResults Without Authority\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive book on control--teaching the three principal levels of control, including project process, influence, and metrics, among other important areas. You learn the surefire way to keep projects moving forward: by relying only on these factors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's completely updated second edition includes new information on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eagile methods and evolving project management tools, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estrategies for working with virtual teams, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eanalytical versus \"blink\" decision processes, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe use (and misuse) of social media in project environments, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand the myth of multitasking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor project leaders lacking clear-cut authority, getting everyone on board--and keeping them there--can be a challenge. Whether you're managing small, team-level projects or major organizational initiatives, \u003cem\u003eResults Without Authority\u003c\/em\u003e is the must-have guide to getting the best outcomes for your company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you're a project manager with a team of people who don't technically report to you, your challenge is to get \u003ci\u003eResults Without Authority\u003c\/i\u003e. This book delivers proven techniques for controlling projects and managing diverse teams in a wide variety of situations, and bringing those projects to successful closure. The concepts in this book are essential for all project managers, with and without authority, because they offer a productive alternative to \"command and control\" management techniques that can easily backfire. \u003c\/p\u003e  Tom Kendrick's system will help you get successful project results from diverse, cross-functional, virtual, outsourced, and other types of project teams by showing how to establish and build:   - Control Through Process. Key project management processes, infrastructure, and the role of the project office.  - Control Through Influence\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Productive leadership styles, reciprocity, and maintaining relationships.  - Control Through Project Metrics\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Quantitative, predictive, diagnostic, and retrospective metrics for project control, motivating desired behaviors, and avoiding potential problems.  - Control Through Project Initiation\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e The role of the sponsor in project control, the importance of project vision, project launch documentation, and the project start-up workshop.  - Control Through Project Planning. Collaborative planning as the foundation of project control; planning as a key factor in setting baselines and establishing metrics.  - Control During Project Execution\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Measurement and interpretation of project status, informal communication, and maintaining relationships as keys to maintaining control.  - Control Through Tracking and Monitoring. Controlling scope and other project parameters; formal project communication and reporting, rewards and recognition, and project reviews.  - Enhancing Overall Control Through Project Closure. Sign-off, evaluating retrospective project metrics, celebrating, and rewarding the team; improving long-term project control through lessons learned.   Packed with invaluable guidance for managing projects of all scopes and in any field, \u003ci\u003eResults Without Authority\u003c\/i\u003e will help novice and experienced project leaders get the best from their project teams.   Tom Kendrick is a program manager, most recently with the Hewlett-Packard Company, and the author of \u003ci\u003eIdentifying and Managing Project Risk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Project Management Tool Kit\u003c\/i\u003e. He conducts project management classes, and presents at conferences and universities on program manage-ment, project risk, and related topics. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTOM KENDRICK has over 35 years of project and program experience, including senior positions with Hewlett-Packard and Visa. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP(R)) and the author of several highly respected project management books, including \u003ci\u003eIdentifying and Managing Project Risk\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.95 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 29, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51988269203757,"sku":"9780814417812","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/NkhCYkFhSDNrUHI0SU9lZE5uTG1QQT09.webp?v=1776203488","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/results-without-authority-controlling-a-project-when-the-team-doesnt-report-to-you-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}