Powered by Projects

The future of business is built on projects--learn how to lead them to fuel your company's growth.

The business landscape has irrevocably shifted. Constant transformation has become the norm. Projects and initiatives are now the primary ways organizations drive value, strategic growth, and innovation. In this new paradigm--the project economy--new approaches are needed for sustained success. Modern project management tools and capabilities are essential, but they are only the beginning.

Powered by Projects: Leading Your Organization in the Transformation Age offers a bold new blueprint. Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, the worldwide expert on projects-first cultures, shows readers how to embrace the deep changes in leadership style and organizational structures necessary for projects and initiatives to flourish. Exploring the practical strategies and deep case studies of project-driven organizations, you will learn to:

Decentralize decision-making to empower people to break through the bottlenecks that slow down transformationPrioritize ruthlessly and sponsor actively to ensure resources are directed to high-value initiativesDevelop your organization's transformation muscles to remain resilient, adaptive, and relevantMeasure success with project-specific metrics, aligning team goals with organizational incentivesIntegrate project analytics and AI to support real-time decision-making, predictive planning, and risk reductionCultivate the next generation of project leaders who will drive the implementation of your initiatives faster and with higher impact

This book is a new manifesto for CEOs, transformation drivers, and project leaders. Lead with agility and purpose. Embrace the project economy. And thrive in a world where projects are the path to success.