5 Minutes Project Management Podcast » Project Manager

The Project Manager is Not the Project Secretary

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:00:25 +0000

In this podcast Ricardo discusses the real role of the project manager as a decision maker. He afirms that the project manager doesn’t have the function of only generate elegant reports and preparing meetings. His/her role goes above and beyond this. The PM role is to take the right decision to lead the project to success.

Differentiating the Functions of the Project Manager and the Project Management Office

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:19:16 +0000

In this podcast Ricardo talks about the misunderstanding that many professionals make about the roles of the project manager and the PMO. Many professionals assert incorrectly that the management of the project is a PMO role. He also explains the differences between the 2 roles using an analogy with a car in a road with a driver and a instrument panel.

7 Soft Skills for the Project Manager

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:00:49 +0000

In this podcast Ricardo talks again about the relevance of the soft skills for the project manager. He presents in this podcast 7 indispensable abilities to a successful Project Manager.

The Major Problems of the Project Manager

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:00:00 +0000

In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the main problems faced by the project manager. He mentionss that many of these problems are related to human resources.
This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.

Half Sponsor, half manager

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:00:00 +0000

In this podcast, from a suggestion of Alexandre Giordani, Ricardo Vargas talks about the sponsor that wants to manage the project. He explains that each person has a role in the project and that the sponsors role is to give support to the manager and to be a great guardian of the project.
This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.

Knowledge Management

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:00:00 +0000

In this podcast Ricardo Vargas talks about the importance of knowledge management in the field of project management. Starting from the knowledge obtained from previous projects, the project manager can optimize his/her project and avoid risk situations that happened in other projects. Ricardo also shows the importance of disseminating the knowledge and documenting the project.
This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.

Beginning of a Project Management Career

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:00:00 +0000

In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the beginning of a project management career and what we should do to prepare ourselves for it. He also briefly talks about the importance of training and having a project management certification, as well as the need to learn other languages and improve our networking abilities.
This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.

Project Management in Day By Day

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:00:00 +0000

In the first podcast of 2008, Ricardo Vargas approaches again the project management use in our day by day activities. He introduces the importance of the cultural challenges faced by project managers and how to deal with this in our day by day.
This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.

The Importance of Negotiations Skills for the Project Manager – Part II

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:00:00 +0000

In this podcast Ricardo continues talking about the importance of negotiations skills for the project manager. The fist part of this podcast was published in March, 19th and is also available to download. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.

The Importance of Negotiations Skills for the Project Manager – Part I

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:00:00 +0000

Learn with Ricardo Vargas in this podcast the importance of the negotiations skills for the project manager and how to become a powerful negotiator. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.

Project Manager Roles and Responsibilities

Ricardo Vargas — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:00:00 +0000

Ricardo Vargas presents in this podcast the main roles and responsibilities of the project manager. He also talks about the project manager professional profile to deal with different project scenarios. Content in Brazilian portuguese.