Bill HolmesJul 28, 20174 minQuantitative Risk Assessment – Wait, how much money do you need??As Maimonides said: “The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision”. However, those words are seldom spoken at a...
Bill HolmesJul 20, 20173 minQualitative Risk Assessment - Wow! That would be really bad!Or as Dan Quayle said: “If we don’t succeed we run the risk of failure!” Qualitative Risk Analysis is the method used by the vast...
Bill HolmesJul 13, 20173 minRisk Identification – What is an “unknown unknown”?? Donald Rumsfeld knew!On February 12, 2002, Donald Rumsfeld held a DoD news briefing where he said the following: “Reports that say that something hasn't...
Bill HolmesJul 6, 20172 minWhat is "Project Risk"? Part 1Risk Management is very popular these days! The headlines have been filled with stories about high profile project failures. When the...
Bill HolmesJun 27, 20173 minDo I need a PMO? Or a PMO? Or a PMO??It is fascinating that the PMO acronym can stand for such different things within the Project Management discipline. What does it stand...
Bill HolmesJun 19, 20172 min"Accepting" a Project: The Ethical Choice of the Project CharterThe sponsor of the project has completed the Project Charter. The Charter describes the business need of the Project, a high level...
Bill HolmesJun 17, 20172 minWhat is "Organizational Project Management"What is “Organizational Project Management”? You can do an internet search and come up with a several definitions, all of which tie into...
Bill HolmesJun 12, 20172 minProject Management is About to Change in the Federal Sector!Project Management in the Federal Sector is about to change! S 1550 was signed into law last winter, and its official title is the...
Bill HolmesJun 9, 20172 minCan Executives Really "Run" Projects?I have extensive experience in the Project Management community, but I have also provided PMP exam preparation training to hundreds of...
Bill HolmesJun 8, 20171 minA Project Management Blog for everyone!Welcome to my blog! You can see who I am and my credentials, and I can assure you that I have deep experience in Project, Program,...