What Project Management Must Be Today
The Change Signal with Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez
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Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, author of Powered by Projects and one of the world’s leading voices in project management, argues that most organizations are running too many projects — and mistaking motion for progress. Every project you approve is a bet on your organization’s future. Fewer, simpler, more purposeful projects deliver more meaningful change.
He challenges how we measure success, suggesting that being “on time and on budget” means very little if no one benefits from the outcome. Real success lies in delivering tangible value to stakeholders — even if that takes longer than planned.
And he’s refreshingly blunt about accountability: if your project doesn’t have a visible sponsor, stop it immediately. Because groups don’t deliver projects — teams do.
If you’re leading transformation or portfolio change, this conversation reframes project management from bureaucracy to boldness — and shows you how to make every project count.
Here are three big questions that arise from this Change Signal conversation with Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez:
Are your projects actually shaping your future?
Is your team a true team — or just a group of people in meetings?
And what if success isn’t about deadlines at all?
ABOUT ANTONIO:
Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez is the author of Powered by Projects and The Project Revolution. A global thought leader in strategy implementation, he’s a pioneer of the “Project Economy” and a champion for simpler, more human approaches to change and transformation.
Antonio’s website:https://antonionietorodriguez.com
Antonio on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonionietorodriguez
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