Ricardo Viana Vargas's Blog, page 17
September 1, 2014
Understanding the Milestones Trend Analysis (MTA) – Part 1 of 2
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the Milestone Trend Analysis (MTA), a very good graphical tool used in executive reports. He shows how to make it step-by-step using pencil, paper and a ruler. Don’t forget to see the presentation related to this podcast.
August 4, 2014
Identifying, Training and Living Together with the Pet Projects
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about a type of project that is often special to certain people within the organization, but does not show real benefits and offer significant value. He gives tips on how to handle this kind of pet projects in a portfolio selection.
July 27, 2014
How to keep the Stakeholders informed about the Project Deliverables: The Secret of the Milestones
In this podcast, Ricardo gives tips on how to create your WBS to better communicate key project deliverables to the project stakeholders.
How to heep the Stakeholders informed about the Project Deliverables: The Secret of the Milestones
In this podcast, Ricardo gives tips on how to create your WBS to better communicate key project deliverables to the project stakeholders.
July 22, 2014
Understanding the Early Closure of a Project
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about what characterizes an early closure of a project. He clarifies that it is not the same as abandoning the project. He mentions possible causes and explains that there’s an entire closing process to follow after making the decision.
July 15, 2014
How to Keep your Motivation as a Project Manager
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the importance of self-motivation. He explains that in addition to worry about keeping her team motivated the project manager must think about her own motivation and make decisions for the sake of the project and her career.
June 30, 2014
Understanding the Change Components and the Projects
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about projects as change agents. How can a project help us to improve the way to run our business or to change the business components in the face of a new competitor?
June 23, 2014
FIDIC Contracts: Scope, Risks and Procurement Processes
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the types of contracts of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC). These contracts are widely used in engineering projects and published as books. Ricardo explains that the contracts are well prepared, bringing best practices that can be applied to various types of projects. Visit the site of the federation at http://fidic.org/
June 16, 2014
Understanding the Effort Driven Task in a Project
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the effort driven tasks. He explains their advantages and how we can use them in our project management.
June 2, 2014
Career in Project Management – Part 5 of 5: Ethics, Relationship and Final Messages
In this last episode of the series of 5 podcasts on career, Ricardo closes the 10 dimensions of career in project management subject, now addressing the ethics and relationship dimensions. He also gives his final messages about this series.
