Results Without Authority
Amacom (Verlag)
978-0-8144-1781-2 (ISBN)
For 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.
Results Without Authority 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.
The book’s completely updated second edition includes new information on:
agile methods and evolving project management tools,
strategies for working with virtual teams,
analytical versus “blink” decision processes,
the use (and misuse) of social media in project environments,
and the myth of multitasking.
For 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, Results Without Authority is the must-have guide to getting the best outcomes for your company.
Tom Kendrick the former Program Director for the project management curriculum at UC Berkeley Extension, and lives in the Bay area near San Francisco, California. He is a past award recipient of the Project Management Institute (PMI) David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award for "Identifying and Managing Project Risk: Essential Tools for Failure-Proofing Your Project" (now in it's fourth edition). Tom is also a certified PMP and serves as a volunteer for both the PMI Silicon Valley Chapter and PMI.org.
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
1. CONTROL OF PROJECTS
Who’s in Charge?
Structure of This Book
Elements of Project Control
No One Ever Said That Projects Are Easy
2. CONTROL THROUGH PROCESS
Project Management Processes
Quality Management
Project Infrastructure
The Project Management Office
Key Ideas for Project Processes
3. CONTROL THROUGH INFLUENCE
Appropriate Leadership Styles
Getting Through Giving
Enhancing Influence
Maintaining Relationships
Key Ideas for Influencing
4. CONTROL THROUGH PROJECT METRICS
Desired Behaviors
Types and Uses of Project Metrics
Measurement Definition and Baselines
Potential Problems and Measurement Barriers
Key Ideas for Project Metrics
5. CONTROL BEGINS WITH PROJECT INITIATION
Sponsorship
Project Vision
Project Launch
Start-Up Workshops
Projects with Cross-Functional, Distributed, and Global
Team Members
Key Ideas for Project Initiation
6. BUILDING CONTROL THROUGH PROJECT PLANNING
Plan Collaboratively
Measure Your Plan
Set a Realistic Project Baseline
Use Your Plan
Key Ideas for Project Planning
7. MAINTAINING CONTROL DURING PROJECT EXECUTION
Deploying Status-Based Metrics
Status Collection
Informal Communication
Maintaining Relationships
Keeping Your Team Focused
Key Ideas for Project Execution
8. TRACKING AND MONITORING FOR PROJECT CONTROL
Scope and Specification Change Management
Overall Control
Formal Communication
Rewards and Recognition
Project Reviews for Lengthy Projects
Project Cancellation
Control Challenges
Key Ideas for Project Tracking and Monitoring
9. ENHANCING OVERALL CONTROL THROUGH PROJECT
CLOSURE
Delivering Your Results and Getting Sign-Off
Employing Retrospective Project Metrics
Administrative Closure
Celebration and Team Rewards
Capturing Lessons Learned
Key Ideas for Project Closure
10. CONCLUSION
APPENDIX A: EXAMPLE PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE DECISIONS
APPENDIX B: SELECTED REFERENCES
INDEX
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.3.2018 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 151 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 330 g |
| Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Projektmanagement |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8144-1781-7 / 0814417817 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8144-1781-2 / 9780814417812 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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