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

Written by Tom Kendrick

Narrated by Tom Parks

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AMACOM
• Release date: May 18, 2021
• ISBN: 9781400231874

Tom Kendrick

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.

Reviews for Results Without Authority

[robinjacksonpearson · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This simple book made a huge difference for me. Above and beyond validating my gut-level common sense, Results Without Authority provided me with realistic and specific advice that worked in practice.