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The combination of different delivery methods and a strong focus on project management, agile and business agility, crisis planning and response, and several other management topics, allowing us to support and equip you and your organization to get the job done.

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Project Governance and Leadership for Senior Executives

You may be wondering why Ricardo Vargas created this course. The answer is simple: it's not to teach you how to create a schedule, create a project budget, or track changes in your project environment. These tasks are usually assigned to project managers. This course aims to teach you how to sponsor and participate as an executive in the project environment.



Mastering Earned Value Project Management

Welcome to "Mastering Earned Value Project Management." Ricardo Vargas crafted this course for professionals eager to deepen their understanding of project management through the lens of Earned Value Management (EVM), one of the market's most powerful project performance evaluation tools.








PMRank® Workshop Online

Now you can attend the globally recognized workshop on project prioritization at your own pace. The PMRank Online is available at our online school!





Mastering Negotiations

Learn the key competitive and collaborative negotiation techniques internationally used by successful negotiators.



Accelerated Planning Using Quick Wins®

During his career, Ricardo developed a method aiming to recover initiatives and projects that seems to be out of control quickly. The Quick Wins® allows you to mobilize a strong task force to put your project back on track in a record time. 


Delivering Successful Projects

One of Ricardo Vargas's most recognized courses, where he shares the impact of good management to deliver impactful projects. In the course, he shares the concepts around predictive and agile methods, principles, knowledge areas and performance domains. 



Leading Complex Programs and Mega Projects

This course will allow organizations to establish the required processes and governance to lead and implement complex programs and megaprojects in an increasingly volatile and unpredictable environment.






Set Up an Agile PMO

Learn what a PMO is, the differences between the Agile PMO and other types of PMO, and how to implement an Agile PMO in your Organization.





Enterprise Risk Management

Understand why threats and opportunities are part of all projects and that the risks structured perception improves projects’ outcomes.




Leading Disruptive Change

Learn to lead disruptive change and understand the human and organizational factors that drive and block the ability to change.



Testimonials

“Ricardo was one of the main speakers in our worldwide seminar for Project Managers. He transmits passion and engagement for PM activities that encourage us as Project Managers to speed up our pace for development, bringing this way a significant contribution to our business. Also, his communication skills keep the attention of the people and give us a good feeling of “I want to hear more”.”

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“... I hope we have another opportunity in the future to work together again.”

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Industrial Manager
Bosch

“Ricardo Vargas is one of the best MBA professors at FGV. His classes, in addition to providing the students with a very rich experience, they fascinate everyone. Very few people do that. And Ricardo, with his professional expertise and academic excellence, raises the FGV's MBAs in Project Management to another level. It's great to have you on the team, my friend.”

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Academic Coordinator
Fundação Getúlio Vargas

“It is easy to recommend a quality professional as Ricardo. He has excellent communication skill, and he is one of the most knowledgeable people in project management. He and Finocchio did a great job delivering the PMDome workshop at Senac.”

Ozeas V. Santana Linkedin

Program Manager

“When I think of Ricardo, I think “Wow”. How can one man accomplish so much? I have had the pleasure to know him since 2002, beginning with him sharing his passion and expertise for project management to ESI clients. Since then, I have watched him go on to grow and launch successful businesses, author books, create new products and services – the list of accomplishments is endless and continues to grow.”

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“... Anyone who has the opportunity to work with him, should. Ricardo Vargas is an amazing individual.”

Lynn Smith Linkedin

Sales Vice President - Global Business Development
StrategyEx (ESI International)

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Corporate Portfolio

In a world marked by volatility, one of the key competencies of organizations is the ability to turn ideas into results that matter.

Download Ricardo Vargas | Macrosolutions corporate folder in PDF. The file contains all of our products and services and can be printed or shared within your organization.

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