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Bill Holmes
Feb 7, 20212 min read
Project Management Basics – Chapter 4 – Product Metrics
“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts” Albert Einstein “What gets measured, gets...


Bill Holmes
Jul 31, 20202 min read
Chaos isn’t a pit, it’s a ladder
“Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is the ladder, and the climb is all there is.” Petyr Baelish, Game of Thrones “In the midst of chaos, there is...


Bill Holmes
Jun 17, 20204 min read
Coring Pineapples and Other Management Follies
“Listen to those under your supervision. Really listen. Don’t act as if you’re listening and let it go in one ear and out the other....


Bill Holmes
Feb 21, 20203 min read
The Importance of “framing” Part 5 – Getting it Wrong – The Challenger
“After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety of the space shuttle to fix the things that had gone...


Bill Holmes
Jan 13, 20203 min read
You don’t know what “good” looks like until you see it! Part 2
You don't know what “good” looks like until you have seen it. This applies to almost every field!


Bill Holmes
Jan 5, 20203 min read
You don’t know what “good” looks like until you see it! Part 1
Providing honest feedback is a crucial habit to pick up as a manager.


Bill Holmes
Dec 28, 20193 min read
The defect that is now a feature
We all accept "defects" in our personal and private lives!


Bill Holmes
Dec 10, 20192 min read
Friction changes things
“Friction changes everything” Scott Adams periscope broadcast “It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the...


Bill Holmes
Dec 3, 20193 min read
Some thoughts about Ego
"Not everything is about you," Clary said furiously. "Possibly," Jace said, "but you do have to admit that the majority of things are.”...


Bill Holmes
Nov 24, 20192 min read
The Project Management Plan is the ultimate delegation tool!
“Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon...


Bill Holmes
Nov 14, 20192 min read
Delegation Makes It Easy!
“If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.”...


Bill Holmes
Oct 24, 20193 min read
Rules, Rules, Rules
“Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.” Douglas MacArthur “In individuals, insanity is rare;...


Bill Holmes
May 14, 20192 min read
Project Communications Part 12 – Pulling it all together
The purpose of the Communications Management Plan is to provide key stakeholders the information they need.


Bill Holmes
Feb 14, 20193 min read
Project Communications Part 4 – What is an “artifact”?
“No permanence is ours; we are a wave that flows to fit whatever form it finds” Hermann Hesse “The search for something permanent is one...


Bill Holmes
Jan 25, 20194 min read
Project Communications Part 2 – Assessing Key Stakeholders Temperament
“Invariably, micromanaging results in four problems: deceit, disloyalty, conflict, and communication problems.” John Rosemond “Team...


Bill Holmes
Jan 18, 20194 min read
Project Communications Part 1 – Assessing Key Stakeholders as a Function of Project Length
“Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say infinitely when you mean very; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to...


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...


Bill Holmes
Dec 31, 20183 min read
Standing up the Portfolio Management Office (PfMO) Part 11 – Measures (Part 4)
“Consistency is the hallmark of the unimaginative.” Oscar Wilde “It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It's what we...


Bill Holmes
Nov 28, 20183 min read
Standing up the Portfolio Management Office (PfMO) Part 8 – Measures (Part 1)
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” Peter Drucker “The first rule of management is delegation....


Bill Holmes
Nov 24, 20183 min read
Standing up the Portfolio Management Office (PfMO) Part 7 – Resource Allocation
“I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.” Henry Miller “Managers today have to do more with less, and get...
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