Results Without Authority: Controlling a Project When the Team Doesn't Report to You

It's tricky enough to spearhead a big project when you're the boss. But when you're the leader of a team of people who don't report to you, the obstacles are even greater. "Results Without Authority" is the definitive book for project managers looking to establish credibility and control. A groundbreaker in the field, it supplies a start-to-finish system for getting successful project results from cross-functional, outsourced, and other types of teams. The 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. "Results Without Authority" is the must-have guide for getting the best results from your team.

"...provides a useful and universal road map for navigating through entire projects from the very earliest planning stages to the final closing down of the project.” --BlogBusinessWorld

"...no slavish following of methodology, or talk about what should happen. It’s a book for project managers in the messy real world..."--A Girl's Guide to Project Management

“…talks about real-world, understandable concepts such as clearly defining processes, the importance of managing information, creating interest in projects…" --Anna Jedrziewski, New Age Retailer

It’s tricky enough to spearhead a big project when you’re the boss. But when you’re the leader of a team of people who don’t report to you, the obstacles are even greater.

Results Without Authority is the definitive book for project managers looking to establish credibility and control. A groundbreaker in the field, it supplies a start-to-finish system for getting successful project results from cross-functional, outsourced, and other types of teams. The 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

• The myth of multitasking.

For project leaders lacking clear-cut authority, getting everyone on board—and keeping them there—can be a challenge. Results Without Authority is the must-have guide for getting the best results from your team.