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Bill Holmes
Mar 64 min read
Why Do Senior Leaders Keep Delivering Projects No One Asked For?
Why do executives seem so out of touch? “The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” — Ralph Nader “The...


Bill Holmes
Feb 213 min read
Do We Really Need a Risk Watch List Anymore?
What other legacy processes should we rethink? "Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash." General George S....


Bill Holmes
Feb 73 min read
Project Burnout: We’ve All Been There!
Burnout is real! “Being busy is not the same as being productive.” – Tim Ferriss “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for...


Bill Holmes
Jan 313 min read
Is SMART Still Smart? Rethinking Goals in the PMBOK® 7th Edition
The SMART acronym has changed! "Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible." – Tony Robbins "You are never...


Bill Holmes
Jan 253 min read
Understanding PMI’s Updated Approach to Risk Management in Construction Projects
PMI has multiple approaches to risk management “Opportunities multiply as they are seized but so do risks when ignored.” – Sun Tzu “If...


Bill Holmes
Jan 93 min read
The Agile Identity Crisis: PMI’s DASM and DASSM Dilemma
Where is PMI heading with their Agile certifications? The Project Management Institute (PMI) has long been a source for project managers...


Bill Holmes
Jul 9, 20244 min read
SAFe vs. Disciplined Agile: What is the difference?
I was always curious about the difference between SAFe® and the Disciplined Agile Framework®. I currently have the PMI Agile Certified...


Bill Holmes
Nov 25, 20222 min read
The Process Groups Practice Guide replaces the predictive portion of the PMBOK® 6th Edition
“There are only two options: make progress or make excuses.” Tony Robbins “Progress is man’s ability to complicate simplicity.” Thor...


Bill Holmes
Oct 19, 20223 min read
Time for a "Master Project Manager" Certification?
“No one learns as much about a subject as one who is forced to teach it.” Peter Drucker “No man ever reached to excellence in any one...


Bill Holmes
Jun 24, 20222 min read
Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 4 - The Fall of the Globalist
“Bad governments always lie because telling the truth requires honor and courage!” Mehmet Murat ildan “To sin by silence when they should...


Bill Holmes
Sep 4, 20213 min read
Things every young person needs to know about money - Chapter 4 – The Time Value of Money
“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it ... he who doesn't ... pays it.” Albert Einstein...


Bill Holmes
Jul 15, 20212 min read
Project Management Basics – Chapter 16 – Agile – Product Roadmap
“Always plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.” Richard Cushing “A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final...


Bill Holmes
Jul 2, 20213 min read
Project Management Basics – Chapter 15 – Agile Rituals – Shu Ha Ri
“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.” Bruce Lee “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is...


Bill Holmes
Jun 19, 20213 min read
Project Management Basics – Chapter 14 – Agile Rituals – The Daily Scrum
“The human soul can always use a new tradition. Sometimes we require them.” Pat Conroy, The Lords of Discipline “We are our culture and...


Bill Holmes
Jun 12, 20213 min read
Project Management Basics – Chapter 13 – Change Control
"It's a bad plan that admits of no modification." Publilius Syrus "A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow." Proverb...


Bill Holmes
May 13, 20213 min read
Project Management Basics – Chapter 11 – Occam’s Razor
“Occam’s razor uses the least energy; it is the most economic solution. Nature always operates this way, and it does so because it is...


Bill Holmes
Apr 23, 20213 min read
Project Management Basics – Chapter 9 – Core principles of predictive projects
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near one.” J.R.R. Tolkien “Give me six hours to chop down a...


Bill Holmes
Mar 17, 20213 min read
Project Management Basics – Chapter 7 – The Business Analyst
“To think or not to think? That is the new question.” Nadina Boun, The Thinking Man, Paralysis by Analysis “The only people who see the...


Bill Holmes
Feb 20, 20213 min read
Project Management Basics – Chapter 5 – Product Metrics Part 2
“That which cannot be measured cannot be proven.” Anthony W. Richardson, FULL-SCALE: How to Grow Any Startup Without a Plan or a Clue...


Bill Holmes
Feb 3, 20213 min read
Project Management Basics – Chapter 3 – Project Metrics
“If the metrics you are looking at aren't useful in optimizing your strategy - stop looking at them.” Mark Twain “We are what we measure,...
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