Planning your Career
Listen to various podcasts for those who are thinking about starting or improving his, or her, career in Project Management.
This playlist has 25 episodes.
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Certification Dilemma
(19 Feb 2007)
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 for the Brazilian Portuguese version.
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Beginning of a Project Management Career
(25 Feb 2008)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the beginning of a project management career and what we should do to prepare ourselves for it. He also briefly talks about the importance of training and having a project management certification, as well as the need to learn other languages and improve our networking abilities. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.
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Courses in Project Management
(09 Jun 2008)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the courses in the field of Project Management and how to choose a course, as well as the importance of the student's dedication to assure a good learning capability. He also talks about the importance of applying the project management principles and explains that, even though the course can make a great difference, applying the learned principles is what will establish the acquired knowledge.
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MBA and PMP
(21 Jul 2008)
In this podcast Ricardo Vargas talks about the differences between the PMP certification and a Post-graduate degree in Project Management. He explains that a PMP certification can never replace an MBA and vice versa because they are different credentials that complement each other. This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.
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Agile Project Management and Scrum 1 of 2
(25 May 2009)
This week Ricardo introduces one of the most requested themes for podcasts, talking about agile project management and Scrum. First of a series of 2 podcasts about the subject. He had an initial contact with Agile and Scrum and tries in this podcast to talk a little more about how Agile and Scrum work. It is important to emphasize that Ricardo is not an specialist in this subject.
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Agile Project Management and Scrum 2 of 2
(01 Jun 2009)
This week Ricardo continues the talk about agile project management and Scrum. In this podcast, Ricardo shows his perceptions about the use of agile and how this can be used in conjunction with PMBOK Guide and other aprroaches to a successful Project Mangement practice. Second podcast about the subject.
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PMI Career Framework
(01 Sep 2010)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about PMI Career Framework, which is an initiative to provide organizations and professionals with the necessary support for job descriptions in project, program and portfolio management, at no cost.
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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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Is it worth it to be a Project Manager? Part 1 of 2
(18 Apr 2011)
In this podcast, Ricardo reflects on the profession of project management and talks about three links that the project manager needs to build during his career to make the profession worthwhile for him to society and to the company. He comments that the project manager needs to prepare like any other profession and that the path to becoming a great project manager is not simple.
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Is it worth it to be a Project Manager? Part 2 of 2
(25 Apr 2011)
In this second podcast of the series, Ricardo talks of five links that we need to pursue in our careers to be worthwhile a project manager. This tips that as he explains, are valuable not only for a professional of project management, but for any area.
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The Importance of Volunteer work in the Project Manager Experience
(17 May 2011)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the importance of volunteering for those starting a career in project management and want to gain experience. He talks of his experience as a volunteer and about how much he learned.
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How to Evaluate a Job Offer in Project Management
(04 Jul 2011)
In this podcast, Ricardo talks about job opportunities in project management, he explains that when a professional seeks an opportunity, he has to carefully consider the remuneration, the company itself and his career as a project manager in that company.
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Developing your Business Model as Project Manager
(10 Sep 2012)
In this special podcast, Ricardo talks about the book "Business Model You" and the Business Model Canvas. Both inspired him to create the Project Manager's Business Model that he comments in this podcast. There is also be a special video on the site, where Ricardo gives examples of career planning for a GP.
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Career Transition in Project Management
(11 Feb 2013)
In this podcast, Ricardo gives tips for those who are wanting to change careers toward Project Management. He talks a bit about his own career and shows how we must be willing to break new ground, expanding our career options.
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Career in Project Management - Part 1 of 5: Opening, Experience and Study
(05 May 2014)
In this podcast, Ricardo begins a special series of five episodes on career in project management. In this series, he will address the perspectives of those who are at the beginning, going through a transition or are looking to expand their horizons. See also the related presentation.
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Career in Project Management - Part 2 of 5: Focus and Planning
(12 May 2014)
In this second episode of the podcasts series on career, Ricardo continues talking about the 10 dimensions of career in project management, now addressing the focus and planning dimensions. He explains how to focus and how to plan realistically your career.
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Career in Project Management - Part 3 of 5: Persistence and Dynamism
(19 May 2014)
In this third episode of the series of 5 podcasts on career, Ricardo continues talking about the 10 dimensions of career in project management, now addressing the persistence and dynamism dimensions. He says that these two dimensions are crucial to success in any career stage in which you find yourself.
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Career in Project Management - Part 4 of 5: Flexibility and Self Knowledge
(25 May 2014)
In this fourth episode of the series of 5 podcasts on career, Ricardo continues talking about the 10 dimensions of career in project management, now addressing the flexibility and self knowledge dimensions. He says that we need to be flexible to increase the options for career growth. Additionally, we must know our flaws, as well as our strengths, to know how to get around them.
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Career in Project Management - Part 5 of 5: Ethics, Relationship and Final Messages
(02 Jun 2014)
In this last episode of the series of 5 podcasts on career, Ricardo closes the 10 dimensions of career in project management subject, now addressing the ethics and relationship dimensions. He also gives his final messages about this series.
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How to Keep your Motivation as a Project Manager
(15 Jul 2014)
In this episode, Ricardo talks about the importance of self-motivation. He explains that in addition to worry about keeping his/her team motivated the project manager must think about her own motivation and make decisions for the sake of the project and his/her career.
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International Career in Project Management
(19 Aug 2015)
In this episode, Ricardo lists 5 crucial points for those who want to develop an international career in project management.
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What Makes a “Great” Project Manager
(01 May 2017)
In this episode, Ricardo talks about the skills of great project managers: having a track record, a history of challenges, failures, and successes throughout his/her career and having a great ability to communicate. He ends up answering the controversial question that always arises: is it a mandatory condition for the project success that the manager holds the technical knowledge, the expertise, about the product to be developed?
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3 Critical Skills to Be Successful in Current Times
(11 May 2020)
In this episode, Ricardo talks about three skills he believes are critical to be successful in these current times.
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Is It the End of Employment as We Know It?
(18 May 2020)
In this episode, Ricardo reflects on how the current disrupture may affect employment, as we recognize it today.
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