Congresses and Events
Listen Ricardo Vargas comments directly from special events and conferences around the world.
This playlist has 46 episodes.
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Live from PMI Global Congress Asia
(05 Feb 2007)
Ricardo Vargas talks directly from Hong Hong the main technical subjects presented during the PMI Global Congress Asia Pacific 2007. Podcast recorded out of the studio. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.
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PMDome Workshop
(12 Mar 2007)
Learn with Ricardo Vargas how he and his partners developed the PMDome Workshop, traning model recognized worldwide by PMI in 2005 as the best training tool in the market. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.
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PMI EMEA Congress 2007 in Budapest
(15 May 2007)
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 profession as a commodit, technical aspects and reward policy for PM. The articles reffered by Ricardo during this podcast are: How to Reward Project Managers?
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Directly from PMI Global Congress North America 2007 in Atlanta
(08 Oct 2007)
In ths podcast Ricardo introduces the main highlights of the most important project management congress worldwide. With about 4,000 atendees from various regions of the world, the PMI Global Congress North America is a unique opportunity to see the main trends in the field. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.
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PMI Global Congress Latin America 2007 in Cancun - Mexico
(12 Nov 2007)
Ricardo Vargas presents the highlights of the PMI Global Congress Latin America directly from Cancun in Mexico. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.
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Directly of Morocco - Project Management Opportunities in Africa and the Middle East
(11 Feb 2008)
This podcast has been produced in Morocco and Ricardo talks about the project management opportunities in Africa and the Middle East. He also talks about how the foreign companies are investing in these countries and the future perspectives that lie ahead. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.
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Directly from PMI Global Congress Asia Pacific 2008 in Sydney
(03 Mar 2008)
In this podcast Ricardo presents the main highlights of the PMI global congress that is happening this week in Sydney-Australia. Names reffered in this podcast are: Robyn Meredith, Lavanya Narayanan e Malarvizhi, Carol Dekkers, Sandeep Mathur, Denise Decarlo e Andrea Caccamese. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.
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Directly from PMI Global Congress EMEA 2008 in Malta
(19 May 2008)
In this podcast Ricardo presents the main topics discussed during the PMI Global Congress that is taking place this week in Malta. Topics as sustainability, project sponsorship and value proposition are the highlights now. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.
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Directly from PMI Global Congress Latin America 2008 in São Paulo
(11 Aug 2008)
this podcast Ricardo presents the main topics discussed during the PMI Global Congress that is taking place this week in Sao Paulo. Topics as sustainability, earned value analysis, critical chain, project sponsorship and value proposition are the highlights now. This congress has been considered by PMI the largest PMI Congress outside PMI North America. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese.
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Directly from the 2nd Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium
(25 Aug 2008)
In this podcast Ricardo talks about his perceptions and the main themes presented at the symposium promoted by the University of Texas in Dallas. At the congress, considered by Vargas as one of the most technical congresses in the field, were discussed topics as the project kick off meetings, how to effectively implement PMOs, Stockholm syndrome, among many other subjects presented. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese.
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Directly from the PMI Global Congress 2008 in Denver - CO - USA
(20 Oct 2008)
In this podcast Ricardo talks about the main topics that are now being presented at the North America Congress promoted by PMI. Keynote speaker General Collin Powell addressed the importance of project management and leadership skills for all leaders. The congress also presented several topics related to social and professional responsibility. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese.
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Directly from Kingston - Jamaica - International Project Management Day 2008
(10 Nov 2008)
In this podcast Ricardo talks directly from Kingston - Jamaica the main topics of the International Project Management Day, an event with the participation of the Minister of Energy, Mr. Clive Mullings. At the event, were discussed themes as globalization, sustainable growth and best practices. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.
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Directly from Dubai
(15 Dec 2008)
In this podcast, Ricardo presents his perceptions about one of the cities with biggest rate of growth worldwide, where a infinitude of giant projects are now undertake in order to transform Dubai into the touristic and economic. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.
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PMI MG Chapter - 10 Years of a Personal History
(30 Mar 2009)
In this podcast, Ricardo makes a special honuor to the PMI-MG chapter for completing 10 years. H proudly remembers when in 1998-1999 the PMI-MG was founded. He also talks about the difficulties in getting 25 members to creata the chapter and mentions the development of the unofficial translation of the PMBOK which was executed by PMI-MG. He congratulates all members of PMI-MG and others Brazilians chapters.
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Directly from the Program of Negotiations of Harvard University - Part 1/3
(27 Apr 2009)
In ths podcast, Ricardo Vargas presents the first podcast from a serie of three podcasts recorded directly from the Program of Negotiations of Harvard University in Cambridge - MA, where he attended the courses of Negotiations for Senior Executives and Dealing with Difficult People.
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Directly from the Program of Negotiations of Harvard University - Part 2/3
(04 May 2009)
In this podcast, Ricardo Vargas presents the second podcast from a series of three podcasts recorded directly from the Program of Negotiations of Harvard University in Cambridge - MA, where he attended the courses of Negotiations for Senior Executives and Dealing with Difficult People.
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Directly from the Program of Negotiations of Harvard University - Part 3/3
(11 May 2009)
In ths podcast, Ricardo Vargas presents the third podcast from a series of three podcasts recorded directly from the Program of Negotiations of Harvard University in Cambridge - MA, where he attended the courses of Negotiations for Senior Executives and Dealing with Difficult People.
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Directly from the PMI Global Congress EMEA 2009 in Amsterdam
(18 May 2009)
In this podcast Ricardo Vargas presents the highlights of the PMI Global Congress EMEA 2009 in Amsterdam - Netherlands. Topics like the Chaos Theory, politics and finance in project, creativity and Agile are the most discussed topics in a congress with 600 attendees from 48 countries.
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Directly from the Economist Talent Management Conference in London 1 of 2
(29 Jun 2009)
In this podcast Ricardo Vargas talks about the highlights of the conference promoted by the british magazine The Economist in London that he attended last week. At the event companies like Google, Thomson Reuters, British American Tobacco, Mark & Spencer and others shared the main challenges to search for talent and develop human resources. Great project management insights. Part 1 of 2.
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Directly from the Economist Talent Management Conference in London 2 of 2
(06 Jul 2009)
In this podcast Ricardo Vargas talks about the highlights of the conference promoted by the British magazine The Economist in London that he attended last week. At the event companies like Google, Thomson Reuters, British American Tobacco, Mark & Spencer and others shared the main challenges to search for talent and develop human resources. Great project management insights. Part 2 of 2.
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Seal, Madonna and U2 Concert - A Project Management Concert
(10 Aug 2009)
In this podcast Ricardo describes his experience at the Madonna, U2 and Seal concerts. Much more than a musical concert, what he saw was an impeccable project management show.
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Directly from the Microsoft Project Conference 2009 in Phoenix - USA
(21 Sep 2009)
In this podcast Ricardo presents the highlights of the Microsoft Project Conference held in Phoenix-USA. The thrill of the conference was the first public exhibition of the Project 2010. See also the pictures of the new project screen at the Pictures area.
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Directly from the Professional Development Day in New York
(05 Oct 2009)
In this podcast Ricardo presents the highlights of the Professional Development Day promoted by PMI New York City Chapter. He discusses topics like agile project management, talent management, value of project management and human aspects related to projects.
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Directly from the PMI Global Congress 2009 NA in Orlando USA
(12 Oct 2009)
In this podcast Ricardo Vargas talks about the highlights of the PMI Global Congress North America that is happening in this October in Orlando - FL - USA. The congress had 2,500 attendees from 52 countries. Topics like sustainability and the 40 years of PMI were the highlights of the the congress and the PMI Awards, that was celebrated with NASA the 40 years of PMI and the 40 years of the first landing in the moon by Apollo 11.
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Directly from The Economist Innovation Award and Summit in London
(02 Nov 2009)
In this podcast, Ricardo presents the highlights of the award promoted by the British magazine The Economist for the most important innovations of the year. Ratan Tata for the low-cost car "Tata Nano" and Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, are among the recipients. Topics of how project management is critical for innovation implementation were among the discussed items in a 2-day meeting with more than 120 people from all over the world.
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Directly from the Projects to Point Conference in Cairo - Egypt
(09 Nov 2009)
In this podcast Ricardo talks directly from the Projects 2 Point Conference that happened from October 3rd to October 5th, 2009 in Cairo, Egypt. In the podcast he discusses the highlights of the conference, like agile, project management in oil and gas. Beyond this, Ricardo analyze the perspectives for Egypt and also Africa and Middle East as certainly the next area in the planet to register record growth in the incoming years.
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Directly from the Organizational Success & Excellence Event in Amman - Jordan
(14 Dec 2009)
In this podcast Ricardo presents the highlights of the conference realized last week in Amman, Jordan. The event discussed the association between leadership, governance, execution and strategy. Ricardo leaded the discussions about execution and projects.
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Directly from MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Part 1 of 2
(23 Mar 2010)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the course on Management of Development Complex Product that he is doing in Cambridge at MIT. He explains that complex products can be aviation products, electronics, hardware and others. Ricardo also talks about the types of complexity involving the product and a mathematical model to help plan these products that is the Design Structure Matrix - DSM.
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Directly from MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Part 2 of 2
(30 Mar 2010)
In this second podcast of the MIT series, Ricardo talks about the development and management of successful strategies of product development. He talks of innovation and the difference between the ability of companies to create value and capture value.
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Lean Six Sigma Brazilian Congress
(03 May 2010)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the Lean Six Sigma Brazilian Congress that will take place on May, 12- 13th in Sao Paulo. He has been invited to talk about how project management can make a difference in Brazil. He explains that the congress will address several issues related to efficiency in corporate management in Brazilian companies so as to compete in international markets.
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Directly from PMI Global Congress 2010 – Part 1 of 2
(13 Oct 2010)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the presentation made by Bill Clinton at the Global Congress held in Washington between 9th and 12th October. He explains that Bill Clinton watched a television for the first time when he was 10 years old and before television, he most liked to do was talk.
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Directly from PMI Global Congress 2010 – Part 2 of 2
(25 Oct 2010)
In this second series about the PMI Global Congress, Ricardo talks about the presentations that have happened and major focus. He explains that the congress brought 2,800 people from 64 countries and Brazil was the fourth country with the largest representation in the congress, behind only the United States, Canada and Japan.
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Directly from the 5th Brazilian Project Management Congress
(01 Nov 2010)
In this podcast Ricardo discuss the highlights of the 5th Brazilian Project Management Congress that happened in Brasilia-DF - Brazil on October 27th to 29th (#5cbgp)
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Paul McCartney Concert in Sao Paulo and Project Management for Mega Events.
(23 Nov 2010)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the production of mega events in viewpoint of project management, and uses as an example Paul McCartney's concert that he attended last Sunday. He shows the complexity to perform a concert where there will be 65,000 people watching and the activities needed to realize the show. Ricardo made the first version (draft) of an WBS for mega events that is in the download area, check out the link:
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Directly from the Silicon Valley in California - USA
(23 May 2011)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about his visit to the Silicon Valley and explains the importance of using project management as a success factor in the companies he visited. He also talks about the need for a good basis for study, innovation and competence of people that are working in these companies.
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Directly from Dallas - TX at PMI Global Congress 2011 North America
(24 Oct 2011)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks directly from Dallas where the Global Congress of PMI is heppening. He talks of the Leadership Meeting, the persons who received awards and Brazilians who are attending the event. He also comments on the lectures and speakers who will make presentations, including on the presentation that he will hold tomorrow.
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The Networking Value in National PM Events (VI Brazilian Congress of Project Management)
(31 Oct 2011)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the VI Brazilian Congress of Project Management, he explains that this is the most important event in Brazil because is promoted for all the chapters in Brazil. Ricardo says that the one of the global directors of PMI - Ricardo Triana will attend the event beyond the astronaut Marcos Pontes and other major conferences.
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Directly from PMI Global Congress EMEA 2012 in Marseille - France
(07 May 2012)
In this podcast, Ricardo talked directly from Marseille, France, during the PMI Global Congress that brought together participants from 37 countries.
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Directly from the Gartner PPM & IT Governance Summit 2012 in London
(20 Jun 2012)
In this podcast, Ricardo, directly from London, talks about the Gartner PPM & IT Governance Summit 2012, meeting to address Portfolio Management and IT Governance. He talks about the main topics discussed at the Summit, especially the strategic value and benefits of selecting the projects aligned with the company's strategy.
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Directly from the PMI Global Congress 2012 - North America in Vancouver - Canada
(22 Oct 2012)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the PMI Global Congress which took place in Vancouver, Canada. He makes a brief summary of his perceptions of the key topics of the event, such as Portfolio Management, which is the new challenge of the coming years. He also points the discussions on the Role of Women in Project Management, Risk Management from the point of view of business.
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Directly from the PMI EF Disaster Recovery Workshop in Alexandria - USA
(01 Jul 2013)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks directly from Alexandria, USA, about the PMI Educational Foundation Disaster Recovery Workshop. The workshop brought together experts from around the world to discuss the application of project management in disaster and reconstructions events.
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Directly from PMI Global Congress 2013 North America in New Orleans
(28 Oct 2013)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the PMI Global Congress 2013 which took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He makes a brief summary of his perceptions of the key topics of the event, such as, how the project manager can practice and improve his, or her, leadership and influence skills. Ricardo also talks about the importance of participating in the PMI Global Congress, especially for the great opportunities for learning and networking.
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Directly from the PMO Symposium 2013 in San Diego - USA
(13 Nov 2013)
In this podcast, directly from the PMO Symposium 2013 in San Diego, Ricardo makes a brief summary of his perceptions about the main themes of the event, and comments the keynotes by Robert Kaplan (one of the creators of the Balanced Score Card - BSC) who spoke about the strategic position of the PMO, and Daniel Pink, on influence. He also comments on the winning of PMO of the Year Award.
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Directly from the PMI Global Congress North America 2014 in Phoenix - USA
(29 Oct 2014)
Ricardo comments on the PMI Global Congress North America, held in October 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. He highlights the more informal approach of the event and the inspirational talk by former basketball player, Earvin "Magic" Johnson. He also gives an overview of the main topics presented by project managers from all over the World.
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Directly from TEDGLOBAL 2017 in Arusha – Tanzania
(30 Aug 2017)
In this episode, Ricardo presents the highlights of the TED Global 2017 conference in Arusha, Tanzania. He comments on some of the presentations whose content included everything from discussions about art and religion to aspects of the use of artificial intelligence in reducing the cost of diagnosing cancer in poor communities.
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Reflections on TED2018 in Vancouver
(11 May 2018)
In this episode, Ricardo shares his impressions on TED2018, an event held in April this year Vancouver, Canada. He talks about what struck him in each talk presented during the four-day event.
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