Projects Without Boundaries: Successfully Leading Teams and Managing Projects in a Virtual World

Projects Without Boundaries goes beyond leadership theory to provide a powerful suite of best practices for building high-performance teams and consistently delivering successful project results in a virtual, distributed, and multicultural environment. It gives virtual project managers the tangible framework they need to effectively balance their time between managing the project and leading the team, which requires a strikingly different approach in the virtual workspace as compared to traditional projects with co-located teams. The book's coherent, holistic content prepares you to confidently assume the virtual project manager's role by addressing every aspect of the role. Singular guidance shows you how to:

• Confidently step into managing a virtual project with a dependable approach aligned with the PMBOK® Guide lifecycle
• Get up to speed quickly with in-depth case studies illustrating critical concepts along with key tools and takeaways
• Enhance your performance with a variety of ready-to-use tools, including a readiness assessment to evaluate your team and organization

Build the team and lead them to achievement—wherever they are—with Projects Without Boundaries.

About the Authors

RUSS J. MARTINELLI has managed virtual projects at Intel, Loral, and Lockheed Martin. He is the author of multiple books on program and project management, and provides training and consulting for both profit and non-profit companies.

JAMES M. WADDELL is an independent consultant who has held a variety of management positions in the high-tech and energy industries. He is also a co-founder of the Program Management Academy and the author of multiple program and project management books.

TIM J. RAHSCHULTE, PHD, is the chief learning officer at Evanta and professor of business at George Fox University. His experience has been in management consulting and venture funded new product development with the focus on leading organizational change and workforce development.