5 Minutes Project Management Podcast » Quality

Automotive recall from the perspective of Project Management

sueli — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:00:09 +0000

In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the problems of recall in the automotive industry which occurred in February and how project management can help in situations like this. He explains that there is an increasing pressure on time and lower costs, leading companies to a greater exposure to risk.

Standards and ISO21500: Why Standards are Important for the Project Results Part 2/2

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:00:03 +0000

In this second podcast about standards and ISO, Ricardo provides updated information about the ISO TC236 (Technical Commitee 236) that is developing the ISO 21500, which is fully dedicated to project management.

Standards and ISO21500: Why Standards are Important for the Project Results Part 1/2

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:00:35 +0000

In this podcast Ricardo presents and highlights the importance of the standards which aims to facilitate the project communication process. It is the first of a two podcasts series about the subject where, besides talking about standards, Ricardo provides updated information about the ISO TC236 (Technical Commitee 236) that is developing the ISO 21500, which is fully dedicated to project management.

Importance of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to the Project Cost Management

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:00:29 +0000

In this podcast Ricardo discuss the relevance of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to the Project Cost Management, specifically during the budget estimating. The podcast also discuss the influence of the WBS quality to the budget quality and the difference between cost and price in a project.

The Cost of Quality

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:00:30 +0000

In this podcast Ricardo Vargas talks about the concept of quality vs. the costs included to deliver the quality. He shows that the costs related to the creation of attributes that aren’t perceived by the client are a direct waste of capital. On the other side, the costs related to the production of real value that is perceived by the client are considered an investment in the project quality.

Project Quality Management

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:00:00 +0000

In this podcast Ricardo Vargas approaches the project quality management concept. He presents the importance of quality in projects, discuss about product x project quality, as also the interface with other knowledge areas and the wrong understanding about. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.