In this week's episode, Ricardo talks about the similarities and differences between managing projects/programs/portfolios and managing products.
He explains that the product is the result of a project or program most of the time. However, it can also result from chance or simply an unexpected opportunity.
The life cycle of a product can involve numerous p ... Show More
Apr 18
Your Biggest Project Problem Is Not Schedule. It’s Rework
In this episode, Ricardo explains that rework is an invisible yet highly destructive problem in projects. Although organizations measure schedule, cost, and scope, they rarely monitor rework, the effort spent correcting already completed work. This lack of measurement obscures th ... Show More
3m 22s
Apr 12
Anthropic Mythos: When AI Creates Risks We Cannot Predict
In this episode, Ricardo discusses how artificial intelligence is transforming project management by moving beyond being just a tool and becoming an active agent in decision-making and execution. He highlights the emergence of new, unpredictable, and difficult-to-control risks th ... Show More
5m 17s
Apr 5
When Pressure Makes the Decisions
In this episode, Ricardo discusses anxiety in project management, a subtle yet pervasive risk that undermines performance. Constant urgency creates pressure-driven cultures in which clarity fades, and teams react rather than think. Under anxiety, decision quality declines: people ... Show More
3m 23s
Jan 2024
Enabling Strategic Product Decisions through Product Operations and Portfolio Management (with Becky Flint, CEO of Dragonboat)
Becky Flint started her career at Paypal and helped build out their portfolio management and product operations functions before product ops was a thing. She's since moved through a variety of startups and larger companies before forming her own firm, Dragonboat, through which sh ... Show More
47m 4s
Apr 2021
Surviving a Lack of Product Thinking & Riding the Product Maturity Curve (with Nis Frome, Co-founder & VP Product @ Feedback Loop)
An interview with Nis Frome. Nis is the co-founder and VP of Product at Feedback Loop, an agile research platform. Nis took over as VP of Product after wearing many other hats. He's also a mentor and podcaster, with a keen interest in sharing with the community and helping to ins ... Show More
36m 33s
