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SAFe vs. Disciplined Agile: What is the difference?

Bill Holmes

Jul 94 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...

The Process Groups Practice Guide replaces the predictive portion of the PMBOK® 6th Edition

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...

Time for a "Master Project Manager" Certification?

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...

Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 4 - The Fall of the Globalist

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...

Things every young person needs to know about money - Chapter 4 – The Time Value of Money

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...

Project Management Basics – Chapter 16 – Agile – Product Roadmap

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...

Project Management Basics – Chapter 15 – Agile Rituals – Shu Ha Ri

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...

Project Management Basics – Chapter 14 – Agile Rituals – The Daily Scrum

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...

Project Management Basics – Chapter 13 – Change Control

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...

Project Management Basics – Chapter 11 – Occam’s Razor

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...

Project Management Basics – Chapter 9 – Core principles of predictive projects

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...

Project Management Basics – Chapter 7 – The Business Analyst

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...

Project Management Basics – Chapter 5 – Product Metrics Part 2

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...

Project Management Basics – Chapter 3 – Project Metrics

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,...

Project Management Basics – Chapter 1 - Overview

Bill Holmes

Jan 17, 20212 min read

Project Management Basics – Chapter 1 - Overview

The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Peter Drucker, Management Consultant and Author “Business opportunities are like...

The pandemic got you down? Look to Maslow!

Bill Holmes

Aug 16, 20203 min read

The pandemic got you down? Look to Maslow!

“Overthinking is not a disease; it is due to the underuse of your creative power.” Amit Ray, Meditation: Insights and Inspirations “Your...

Project Communications Part 6 – Communication Methods - Interactive

Bill Holmes

Feb 28, 20192 min read

Project Communications Part 6 – Communication Methods - Interactive

“The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.” Peter F. Drucker “To effectively communicate, we must...

Standing up the Portfolio Management Office (PfMO) Part 12 – Bringing it all Together

Bill Holmes

Jan 11, 20193 min read

Standing up the Portfolio Management Office (PfMO) Part 12 – Bringing it all Together

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” George Bernard Shaw “A mass of data is not the...

How to Stand Up a Portfolio Management Office Part 2 – Making the Case Unsuccessfully

Bill Holmes

Oct 19, 20184 min read

How to Stand Up a Portfolio Management Office Part 2 – Making the Case Unsuccessfully

“Philosophers are people who know less and less about more and more, until they know nothing about everything. Scientists are people who...

Bill Holmes

May 16, 20184 min read

Agile and Waterfall Living in Harmony

“Out of clutter, find simplicity.” Albert Einstein “Everything harmonizes with me, which is harmonious to thee, o Universe. Nothing for...

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