Bill Holmes
A Walk Through the Agile Manifesto – Why Agile?
“If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in” Edsger Dijkstra "One...
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Bill Holmes
- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
How Much Should We Trust Experts?
“Having the data is not the same as having the expertise to look through the data - if it were, everybody with a smartphone would be a...
Bill Holmes
- Nov 25, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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
- Oct 4, 2022
- 2 min
What will PMI® do with the 6th Edition of the PMBOK®?
“The sales department isn’t the whole company, but the whole company better be the sales department.” Philip Kotler “I am not a product...
Bill Holmes
- Sep 3, 2022
- 3 min
How I Overcame Writer’s Block
“Don’t waste time waiting for inspiration. Begin, and inspiration will find you.” H. Jackson Brown Jr. “Writing about a writer’s block...
Bill Holmes
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 5 – Skepticism about Experts
“Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.” Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love...
Bill Holmes
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 3 – A Shift in Education
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Mark Twain “I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do...
Bill Holmes
- May 1, 2022
- 3 min
Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 2 – Remote Medicine
“Doctors are great–as long as you don’t need them.” Edward E. Rosenbaum “Don’t misinform your doctor nor your lawyer.” Unknown As I...
Bill Holmes
- Apr 10, 2022
- 3 min
Scoring my COVID Predictions Part 1 – The Rise of the Remote Worker
“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” Michael Jordan “We like to give people the freedom...
Bill Holmes
- Apr 3, 2022
- 2 min
COVID 19 Predictions – How Accurate Were They?
“Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.” ...
Bill Holmes
- Jan 22, 2022
- 3 min
Could Risk Management Techniques Have Helped With The Vaccination Decision?
“Who are you going to believe? Leading authorities on medical science, or 800 memes on your cousin’s Facebook page?” Samantha Bee...
Bill Holmes
- Jan 6, 2022
- 3 min
The Science of the Trashcan Fire
“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his...
Bill Holmes
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Jun 19, 2021
- 3 min
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
- May 6, 2021
- 3 min
Project Management Basics – Chapter 10 – Three Pillars of Agile
“Agile is to continue delivering, with quality; ASAP and AEAP; as soon as possible; as easily as possible.” Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma,...
Bill Holmes
- Apr 23, 2021
- 3 min
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 28, 2021
- 3 min
Project Management Basics – Chapter 8 – Predictive, Iterative, Incremental, Adaptive
"Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning." Winston Churchill "Plans are worthless. Planning is essential." Dwight...
Bill Holmes
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
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 28, 2021
- 3 min
Project Management Basics – Chapter 6 – The Benefits Management Plan
“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” Sun Tzu “Strategy is a...
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