Learn how to do it
Learn how to evaluate a job offer in PM, how to plan a very urgent project and how to prepare executive status reports. And more.
This playlist has 8 episodes.
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How to Read the PMBOK Guide
(13 Jun 2007)
In this podcast Ricardo explain the most effective way to read the PMBOK Guide, endorsed by him since 2001 when he presented a technical paper at the PMI Annual Conference and Symposium in Nashiville. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.
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How to Plan a Very Urgent Project?
(29 Jun 2010)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the key information that must be produced by the project manager when receives a very urgent project and need understand the purpose, scope, budget, schedule and constraints of the project in a very short period. He explains that making a quick planning and not very detailed is not ideal and can not be a normal situation in the company.
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How to Prepare your Project Manager Resumé - Part 1/2
(29 Sep 2010)
In this series of two podcasts Ricardo gives some tips about how to prepare correctly a resumé for the project management area. He explains how to insert your professional background, courses and experience. He describes in detail how to put your credentials (PMP, PgMP, CAPM, etc) in order to maximize your curriculum in a selection process. Part 1 of 2 podcasts.
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How to Prepare your Project Manager Resumé – Part 2/2
(04 Oct 2010)
In this second podcast of Resumé series, Ricardo talks about how to present the experience in the resumé. He explains that often the job does not explain much. you need a separate space informing activities and projects that participated, focusing on project management. He also shows the importance of spending accurate information and good and bad experiments.
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How to Prepare Executive Status Reports - Part 1 of 2
(14 Feb 2011)
In this first podcast of a series of two, Ricardo talks about how an executive status report must be submitted, showing condensed information relevant to the sponsor and key project stakeholders. He explains that visual information is of great importance and that the report needs to have a pattern, without necessarily being presented in only a page.
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How to Prepare Executive Status Reports - Part 2 of 2
(21 Feb 2011)
In this second podcast of the series, Ricardo gives some tips on how to prepare an excellent status report. He explains that the great secret of the report is the ability to condense informations into a small and precise report, which usually can be 6 to 10 pages, trying to present visual data, colors, larger letters and graphics with performance information.
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How to Write a Good Project Objective: The SMART Technique
(12 Sep 2011)
In this podcast Ricardo talks about the project objective, he explains that many people think that only the name is enough to understand the project, but the objective is important to write and explain "what is" the project, within time and estimated costs. Ricardo also says that the objective should be a sentence that explains exactly what you want to do.
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Understanding the GTD: Introduction, Collection and Processing - Part 1 of 3
(25 Feb 2013)
In this podcast, Ricardo starts the series of 3 podcasts about the time management method called Getting Things Done, created by David Allen. In this first episode, Ricardo explains what is GTD and comments on how he uses it to organize and get all his work done.
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