Power and Politics in Projects

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Power and Politics in Projects

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Nov 5, 2007

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In this podcast Ricardo talks about one of the most important and less discussed themes related to the project manager: the power. Seen by many as something. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.

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Nov 5, 2007

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Project Management in Brazil - Part II: In this podcast Ricardo vargas continues de discussion about the use and trends of Project Management in Brazil. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Troubled Projects: Ricardo Vargas talks in this podcast about the troubled projects, its identifications and management. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Portfolio Management - New Trends!: In this podcast, Ricardo Vargas talks about portfolio management, its main characteristics and importance for the organizations when aligned to project management. He deals with the main differences… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Main Scope Mistakes: Following the previous podcasts, Ricardo Vargas talks about the importance of a well defined scope to the project success and the most common mistakes related to project scope management. He uses… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Certification Dilemma: Learn with Ricardo Vargas the certification value, objectives, difficulties and market recognition in project management. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Project Management in the Movies - Part 2: This week, Ricardo Vargas continues the discussion about his experience of teach and learn project management using movies. See in the next 5 minutes more details about project management use in the… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Project Scope Management: Learn with Ricardo Vargas about one of the most important project management areas. The scope management usually doesnÆt receive the requested attention coming from the main stakeholders. Learn also … by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Easy, Practical and Direct: In this podcast Ricardo Vargas talks about his perception of how to properly manage projects. He believes that only simple solutions, direct and practical work. Most complex solutions serve only as… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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PMI EMEA Congress 2007 in Budapest: From Budapest, at the PMI Global Congress EMEA 2007, Ricardo Vargas presents a panoramic view of the congress and the main topics approached. In this podcast, he discusses technical papers about the… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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What is a Project Management Office (PMO)?: Ricardo Vargas talks in this podcast about the concept and functions of a project management office. Ricardo also explains why PMOÆs should be implemented and which kind of PMO is right for your … by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Earned Value Project Management: In this podcast Ricardo Vargas talks about the main concepts involved in the earned value analysis. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Project Management in Brazil: In this podcast Ricardo Vargas talks about the status and profile of Project Management in Brazil, it's characteristics and challenges. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Risk Identification in Projects: Ricardo Vargas talks in this Podcast the main tools and techniques to better identify the project risks. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Project Management Office (PMO) - Part 2: Ricardo Vargas continues the 2 weeks ago Podcast about project management office. He presents the PMO Implementation and main challenges. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Project Management Worldwide: Ricardo Vargas talks In this podcast about project management growth worldwide. He shows his perceptions based on his participation at the PMI Global Congress Asia Pacific, that happened in Hong… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Qualitative Risk Analysis: In this podcast, Ricardo discusses the qualitative risk analysis in projects. by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Discussion groups about Project management: This podcast is dedicated to the discussion groups about project management. Ricardo Vargas talks about the great variety of benefits that a discussion group provide to the professionals in the… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Monte Carlo Simulation: In this podcast, Ricardo approaches the main concepts of the Monte Carlo Simulation, the most famous mathematical simulation applied to calculate the probability of cost and schedule… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Direct from Luanda / Angola: Project Prioritization: Ricardo Vargas presents this podcast directly from Luanda, Angola, during his works with the oil company Sonangol to make the criteria definition for project prioritization. He talks about… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Balanced Scorecard and Porfolio Management: In this podcast Ricardo Vargas presents the relationship between Balanced Scorecard and Portfolio Management, discussing about the sinergy between the 2 solutions, where the concepts of strategic… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Projects: In this podcast Ricardo make comments about the new PMI Code of Ethics and the importance of an ethical attitude and it's influence in the project environment. This podcast was recorded only in… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Project Time Management: In this podcast Ricardo approaches the most classical knowledge area in project management, the project time management. He talks about the importance of understand project time management as part… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Ethics: Egoism x Altruism: In this podcast Ricardo continues the podcast of August 20th about ethics and professional responsibility, approaching the egoism and altruism concepts. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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Project Quality Management: 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… by 5 Minutes Podcast with Ricardo Vargas
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