Tom Kendrick

Controlling a Project When the Team Doesn't Report to You

Results Without Authority

Essential Tools for Failure-Proofing Your Project

Identifying and Managing Project Risk

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.

Even with a terrific project management program in place, problems can arise to derail your team’s hard work. In this helpful how-to, author Tom Kendrick reveals field-proven principles for navigating these high-pressure situations, so you can overcome any obstacle. 101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them explores a wide range of challenging scenarios and practical solutions and is packed with insightful answers to 101 of your most urgent project management questions. You’ll learn how to keep a project on track despite unavoidable interruptions; how to prevent unreliable outside collaborators from jeopardizing the entire project; how to manage project teams who have little or no project management experience; how to make up for lost time without cutting corners; and how to succeed--even in the face of threatened budget cuts. The last thing you need in the heat of battle is to dive into project management theories. While there’s no one right answer to the challenges you face as a project manager, in 101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them you’ll discover a plethora of actionable guidelines that help you troubleshoot quickly so you can get back to doing what you do best.

Practical Advice for Handling Real-World Project Challenges

101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them

Today's projects are more challenging than ever-and project managers need all the help they can get to succeed amid shifting priorities, budget cuts, interruptions, and other obstacles. Now in its third edition, The Project Management Tool Kit is a must-have strategic partner, filled with step-by-step guidance that will enable managers to get complex projects completed on time and on budget. Extensively updated and revised to reflect the latest changes to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R) Guide), this results-oriented resource offers 100 powerful, practical tips and techniques in areas including: Scope planning * Schedule development and adjustment * Cost estimating and control * Communications * Defining and using project metrics * Decision making and problem solving * Motivation and leadership * Stakeholder engagement and expectation management * Risk identification and monitoring * Software and technical tools * And much more Complete with checklists, charts, examples, and tools for easy implementation, this handy guide will help project professionals tackle any challenge that comes their way.

100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right

The Project Management Tool Kit

Shifting priorities, budget cuts, unexpected interruptions . . . The obstacles that project managers face on a daily basis are sometimes relentless and always burdensome. And the average project is only growing more complicated! Now in its third edition, The Project Management Tool Kit is a must-have strategic partner for project managers of every industry, filled with step-by-step guidance that will enable managers to complete even the most complex projects both on time and on budget. This results-oriented resource offers 100 powerful, practical tips and techniques in a variety of areas, including:• Scope planning • Schedule development and adjustment • Cost estimating and control • Defining and using project metrics • Decision-making and problem solving • Motivation and leadership • Stakeholder engagement and expectation management • Risk identification and monitoring • And much moreExtensively updated and revised to reflect the latest changes to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), the checklists, charts, examples, and tools for easy implementation in this invaluable resource will help project managers of all types tackle any challenge that comes their way.

Covers Tom Kendrick's life as a sea urchin diver (and surfer) and the California sea urchin fishery from 1978 through 1996. He and others dived in areas such as the Channel Islands and the shark-infested Farallon Islands.

The Odyssey of a California Sea Urchin Diver

Bluewater Gold Rush

Kendrick keeps readers entertained with his stories from eighteen years of diving commercially for sea urchins along the California Coast. As an avid surfer, the author had always kept his eyes on the ocean. At first he hired onto an urchin boat just to get a ride to the isolated surf spots in the Channel Islands, but soon he was hooked on the veritable gold rush being paid for urchins. Their eggs or roe were in great demand in Japan––uni was believed to have aphrodisiac properties. Before long Kendrick bought his own boat, eventually moving his dive operations to the colder and more turbulent waters of the North Coast. The money rolled in, but death was always lurking in this dangerous occupation, whether from faulty equipment or shark attack. Kendrick tells a compelling and fascinating story laced with adventure, humor and tragedy. Amazing surfing tales too!

Winner of the Project Management Institute’s David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award 2010 It’s no wonder that project managers spend so much time focusing their attention on risk identification. Important projects tend to be time constrained, pose huge technical challenges, and suffer from a lack of adequate resources. Identifying and Managing Project Risk, now updated and consistent with the very latest Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)® Guide, takes readers through every phase of a project, showing them how to consider the possible risks involved at every point in the process. Drawing on real-world situations and hundreds of examples, the book outlines proven methods, demonstrating key ideas for project risk planning and showing how to use high-level risk assessment tools. Analyzing aspects such as available resources, project scope, and scheduling, this new edition also explores the growing area of Enterprise Risk Management. Comprehensive and completely up-to-date, this book helps readers determine risk factors thoroughly and decisively...before a project gets derailed.

Today's projects are more complex and challenging than ever, and project managers need all the help they can get to succeed amid shifting priorities, interruptions, inadequate funding, expectations of multiple stakeholders, and other obstacles. A practical on-the-job resource for project managers in any industry, this fully revised and updated edition of The Project Management Tool Kit is packed with results oriented, practical tips. Complete with checklists, examples, and clear graphics, The Project Management Tool Kit offers 100 practical, use-them-now strategies for mastering any project challenge.

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