More than 280 people endorse the professionalism of Ricardo Vargas in project delivery, business agility, and crisis management consulting and training services.
Partners
“Ricardo Vargas is an extremely capable professional who combines powerful business acumen with the ability to design efficient and profitable solutions for corporate strategies. In addition to being the most proficient professional I know in the area of project management, he is also a master of public speaking techniques and a true adept of team building. He has been inspiring me for a long time.”
Conselheiro Principal, Grupo de Infraestrutura e Gerenciamento de Projetos - UNOPS
“I had the pleasure to work with Ricardo for over 4 years when I was at Microsoft. Ricardo is for sure one of the global most prominent references to Project Management. His experience, spread in books, reviews, reports, and even podcasts is pursued and praised by every professional working in the field.”
“Ricardo Vargas is a very proactive and creative executive, extremely respected internationally in the project management area. Working with him is an exciting experience, and our readers of “MundoPM” love his articles, books, etc. Vargas has an established image in the market; he is the partner anyone would like to have.”
“Ricardo is one of the most intelligent and active professionals in the Project Management field. We worked together in a Project Management workshop for 160 participants in a single session. It was challenging, and we did it. It was great to work with Ricardo because he has a passion for high-quality services and does not stop until he finds the best and most perfect solution to a problem. I wish him the best in his career.”
“Ricardo is an exceptional professional. He is recognized worldwide for its impeccable expertise and professionalism. He is a customer who demands a lot, but with an unusual ability to learn with new challenges and make the work grows.”
“Ricardo was a keynote speaker at our conference P2P 2009, and his speech was inspiring to all attendees at different levels. Ricardo inspired the audience and enlightened them to the value of project management and its increasing relevance at times of crisis. Ricardo also used the opportunity to connect with business and government leaders in Egypt, advocating for Project Management and PMI.”
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“... I have worked with Ricardo on a few other consultancy engagements afterwards, and would strongly recommend him for his extensive knowledge of Project Management.”
“I worked with Ricardo at Sonangol, an oil & gas company based in Angola, developing their project management structures. Ricardo has a strong commitment and professionalism in delivering high-quality services. He is also excellent as a speaker and lecturer, which makes his presentations and classes very engaging.”
“Ricardo = Passion. Not only is he a passionate leader – he is passionate about the Project Management profession and this is obvious to anyone that meets or knows him. As the Director of our Board he had the vision and strength to lead one of the world’s largest trade associations.”
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“... Through Ricardo’s strong leadership PMI’s Board of Directors fundamentally improved their capability to serve so many diverse stakeholders in all continents of the globe.”
Chief Strategy Office (CSO) - The Risk Management Association
“Ricardo is the ideal Project Manager. He is organized, disciplined, methodological, has a deep knowledge of Project, Portfolio and Program management theories and practices. He has also a great experience, not only as Project Manager but also on the Management of large and big companies. He is also a great strategist:”
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“... He is able to produce, visualize and maintain a vision of the future and make it real through hard work and ability to communicate. Ricardo is a phenomenal leader. He feels at ease in multimillion dollar boards and he feels at ease with people that are still in the early stages in their professional carrier. And this is done with the same very high empathy, energy and enthusiasm that is even contagious and makes as much more optimists and much more self-confidents. Ricardo is an excellent communicator and a fantastic speaker. I have the privilege of having listened to several of his speeches especially in 2009, as he was the PMI Chair of the Board and they were always very interesting, illuminating and always very welcomed by the public. He was in Portugal as a Key Note Speaker in our conference in 2009 and this was one of the highest points of the event. Portuguese project managers really liked the way he explained what the future of the profession for him was and he truly communicated this vision. Ricardo is the ideal Project Manager, but he is so much more than that. He is a dedicated, result oriented, intelligent, emotional competent and, at the same time, he is an excellent person, with very high ethical and honesty standards and with a passion and love for the profession of Project Management and for the Project Managers. And he can communicate this passion and love to others, improving them and making them also better professionals. One special and necessary word for the 5 Minutes Project Management Podcasts that Ricardo produces every week since 2007. Ricardo can explain the concepts, the tools, the techniques, the methodology and even the environment and ambient that the Project Manager has to deal with in a way that everyone can understand and with a cost (5 minutes) benefit (having a concept, a technique, etcetera explained and understood) ratio for the listener that is really low. It is a privilege to know people like Ricardo.”
“I had the opportunity to work with Ricardo Vargas in Angola developing Project Management Offices using the PMO methodology . He knows everything about it. Ricardo has an extraordinary commitment and is extremely professional and ethical.”
“Ricardo is an exceptional person, with the incredible ability to motivate people wherever he is. He did a great job at PMI, in all groups in which he led or participated. Before becoming the chairman of PMI, Ricardo was responsible for the PMI strategic committee as a member on the Board of Directors. He was able to deliver countless great results, bringing the PMI board to a higher level.”
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“... No matter the subject or his position in the team, Ricardo was able to contribute to thinking “outside the box”, bringing in new trends and positioning the institute towards growth. In the Project Management community, Ricardo is one of the most motivated and available professionals I know. He is always publishing documents and information, writing books, studying new techniques and being creative to support and help professionals around the world. For his efforts, he was awarded the 2010 personality of the year in Project Management.”
“Ricardo is extremely concerned with the quality of his work and is always studying and looking for the latest technologies to serve his customers in the best possible way. He is a great communicator, opinion maker and has a strong leadership profile.”
“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.”
