IT Project Management, 2nd Edition

11.2. Establishing the Project Authority

With any project, regardless of the size, the project manager must establish his authority over that project. Authority over the project is not the same as authority over the project team members. You, the project manager, will be responsible for the success of the project, so you need to take charge of the activities to finish the project. In other words, responsibility for the success of the project must have an equal level of authority over the actions to create the deliverables.

Authority and responsibility are bound together in project management. The success of the project rests on the shoulders of the project manager. The project manager's career, opportunity for advancement, and reputation all ...