Portfolio Management

Ricardo Vargas Shows How to Use AI to Turn WBS Sketches into Stunning Visuals … Transform your handwritten work breakdown structure into amazing visuals using AI tools like MyLens. In this 5-minute video, follow Ricardo Vargas and learn how to master the scope of your project using AI.

AWP Secrets: The Fast Track to Project Wins With Ricardo Vargas … In today’s high-stakes projects, budgets shrink while schedules tighten, and teams feel constant pressure to deliver more with less. Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) promises a smarter path—yet many professionals still see it as just another acronym. But what if AWP is the missing link between bold plans and real-world results?

Over the past 10 days, I’ve shared 10 bold ideas for 2025 that will redefine how we deliver projects. From adaptive deadlines to digital twins, emotional AI, and purpose-driven teams, these insights are designed to help you thrive in an ever-evolving landscape. The future of project management will be shaped by adaptability, innovation, and resilience.

How do I Plan my Week and Get Things Done Using GTD with Ricardo Vargas … In this video, Ricardo show the method he uses to manage his time among different projects using the David Allen's technique "Getting Things done" or GTD.

Exploring OpenAI’s New 01 Models: Smarter AI with Less Effort … In this video, Ricardo Vargas dives into OpenAI's latest models, like the 01, which shift the focus from perfect prompts to better understanding your intent. He highlights how these models think more for you, delivering results closer to what you need with minimal effort.

This weekend was profoundly special for me. It marked the 25th anniversary of the PMI Minas Gerais Chapter, a community I had the honor of helping as one of the founders. As I sat in my mother's house in Belo Horizonte, surrounded by memories of my early days, I reflected on the incredible journey that brought us here. This reflection inspired this week's special podcast, which I decided to record on video.

Using ChatGPT o1 to Solve a Challenging Project Assignment … In this video, Ricardo Vargas explores using ChatGPT and generative AI in project management, focusing on a complex problem-solving scenario. He introduces a real-world inspired challenge and challenges you to solve the puzzle manually.

Ricardo Vargas Explains Why 5% or 40%? Why Job Disruption by AI Doesn’t Matter if You’re Not Ready I … n this episode, Ricardo Vargas explores the growing debate around AI's impact on jobs. Last year, Morgan Stanley predicted that AI would disrupt 40% of the workforce. Last week, Prof Daron Acemoglu from MIT said that everybody overestimates the impact and that the true impact is only 5%.

The Hard Truth About Managing Change: Insights From Ricardo Vargas … In this video, Ricardo discusses why managing change is not easy and shows how the Kubler-Ross Change Curve can help to make the change progress more effective. The video comes with a free download of the "Why Change is Not Easy:

In this week's podcast, Ricardo talks about the future of PMOs in an AI-dominated world. He explores the fundamental question: Can Project Management Offices (PMOs) stay relevant in the age of AI? AI will change the work we all do inside PMOs. AI could take over tasks like making reports or sorting out data. But Ricardo sees a bright side.

Which projects do you choose for your portfolio? Learn some factors in this video to use when choosing which projects to prioritize and include in your portfolio. Key Criteria: Predetermined measures, values, or conditions used in a scoring model to measure alignment with strategic goals. (PMI - Standard For Portfolio Management).

In this week's episode, Ricardo makes an analogy between the book "The Burnout Society" by the Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han and our current work. The book talks about how the pressure we put on ourselves to break the limits has produced a sick society. Ricardo's analogy centers on our choice process. Companies want to do everything without investing in anything.

In this episode, Ricardo talks about the DICE Framework, developed by Boston Consulting Group members to evaluate the chances of success of your project or of your chance management initiative. The factors on the acronym DICE: D – Duration, I – Integrity, C – Commitment and E – Effort receive a score from 1 to 4 and after a simple calculation, the result will help you compare if your project is more likely to be successful or to fail.

The objective of this paper is to present, discuss and apply the principles and techniques of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in the prioritization and selection of projects in a portfolio. AHP is one of the main mathematical models currently available to support the decision theory.