What if I told you that good project management is not enough to deliver successful transformation?
In today’s fast-changing world, flawless project execution is necessary—but it’s no longer sufficient. To thrive, organizations must go beyond tools, beyond methodologies, and even beyond Agile.
The next big leap is here:
The Project-Driven Organization (PDO)
Why this book matters now
For two decades, the Agile Organization has been the reference model for adaptability. But that concept is already 20 years old. Today, the speed of disruption, the scale of transformation, and the explosion of initiatives demand something new.
The Project-Driven Organization is the natural evolution of Agile—an operating model designed for a world where change is constant, transformation is permanent, and projects are the real engine of value creation.
Organizations that don’t adapt risk wasted investments, failed strategies, and frustrated teams. Those that do will lead the future.
From “Everyone is a Project Manager” to “Every Organization is Project-Driven”
In my previous HBR book, The Project Management Handbook, I showed that everyone is a project manager—even if they don’t know it.
In this book, I take the idea further: every organization is project-driven—even if its leaders don’t realize it.
This isn’t a semantic shift. It’s a fundamental rethinking of how strategies are delivered, how resources are prioritized, and how leaders must act if they want to succeed in the Transformation Age.
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.
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.
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About the Author:
Antonio Nieto Rodriguez
Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez is the worldwide expert on modern project management. He is the author of the Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook and the most published expert in HBR on project management. In 2023, he was included in the Thinkers50 ranking, recognizing his research and global impact on modern management. Antonio is a visiting professor in seven leading business schools. After a 25-year corporate career as a program director in PwC, BNP Paribas, and GSK, Antonio launched Projects & Company, a strategy consulting firm that advises executives on how to accelerate their transformations while developing their internal organizational transformation capabilities. He is also the cofounder of the Strategy Implementation Institute. You can follow Antonio through antonionietorodriguez.com, his LinkedIn newsletter Lead Projects Successfully, and his popular LinkedIn Learning courses.
