Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager

Written by FranklinCovey for the very large number of people who end up running projects that are not in their job description. The method pairs a light process running from initiating through planning, execution and monitoring to closing, with a set of behaviours that build informal authority, on the argument that people follow someone who listens and clarifies expectations rather than someone with a reporting line. Chapters walk through scoping a piece of work, building a schedule, holding people accountable when nobody reports to you, and closing a project properly. Templates for a scope statement, a risk register and a stakeholder register are kept simple enough to use on small work. A reasonable first project management book for a product manager, a marketer or an operations lead.