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Apr 2022
5m 15s

There is No “One Size Fits All” Solution...

RICARDO VIANA VARGAS
About this episode

In this week's episode, Ricardo talks about customizing methods and approaches in project management.

He explains that we insist on finding a solution that solves all the problems in the project, but in reality, there is no "One size fits all." No methodology or approach is universally perfect for all scenarios, and the nature of the project and the very definition presuppose something unique.

Today we have several project management approaches and methods that create a set of principles that guide our behavior towards the project.

Ricardo makes an analogy with a toolbox, where we need to know and have different techniques to make the toolbox solve the organization's problems in a more versatile way.

Listen to this week's #5minpodcast to learn more.

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