- Report
A New Era for Enterprise Agility
Enterprise agility is your competitive advantage
Enterprise agility is essential for resilience, speed and sustained success. Learn the strategies that high-agility organizations implement to consistently outperform their peers.
Summary
When constant disruption is the norm, enterprise agility becomes a non-negotiable for organizations seeking resilience, speed and sustained success. Our latest research reveals that high-agility organizations consistently outperform their peers—delivering stronger project outcomes, minimizing risk and adapting more quickly to change. This report also explores how PMOs are critical in leading organizations through adoption of agility and alignment to business goals.
Additionally, the research shows how agility is taking shape across eight key industries, from tech and healthcare to government and construction, uncovering tailored strategies that fuel performance. The findings reveal traits and actions that set high-agility organizations apart—discover how your organization can apply them to future-proof projects and elevate performance.
- Author
Project Management Institute
- Date
April 2025
- Content Type
- Topics
183%
The increase of change since 2019 due to technologies like generative AI, coupled with shifting geopolitical and consumer landscapes.
44%
The percentage of project professionals and leaders that rated their company’s enterprise agility as “very high” or “somewhat high.”
69%
The percentage of project professionals at high-agility organizations use a hybrid of methodologies.
Agility as a Survival Strategy
Enterprise-Wide Integration
Enterprise Agility Trends by Industry
Voices Behind the Insights
“Encourage continuous improvement and a learning mindset in your project teams so they can adapt to challenges and capitalize on opportunities.”
Eleftherios Rousoudis
PMO-CP, PMO-CC, PMP, Strategic Project Management Officer,
Kleemann, Kilkis, Greece
"Embrace and champion a culture of adaptability. To foster a mindset that welcomes change and encourages continuous learning, firms need to walk the talk. Encourage your experts to remain flexible, question the status quo and be comfortable with ambiguity. Enterprise agility starts with leaders willing to lead by example."
Mithun Nagawade
PhD, PMP, PgMP, PfMP, Senior Manager of Global Program Management,
EY, Pune, India
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