Bill Holmes
What Do You Value??
“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.” Niccolo Machiavelli “Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is...
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Bill Holmes
- Sep 21, 2017
- 3 min
This Has Been Done Before??
“Study the past if you would define the future.” Confucius “If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that...
Bill Holmes
- Sep 14, 2017
- 3 min
Everyone Loves A Hero!
“And a special thanks for not burning up the whole ship. Including yourself, you daft bum-rag.” Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan “The grass...
Bill Holmes
- Aug 31, 2017
- 3 min
Are you a Chicken or a Pig?
A Pig and a Chicken are walking down the road. The Chicken says: "Hey Pig, I was thinking we should open a restaurant!" Pig replies:...
Bill Holmes
- Aug 25, 2017
- 2 min
Why do I need a lawyer? I’ve got the Internet!
“The minute you read something that you can't understand, you can almost be sure that it was drawn up by a lawyer. ” Will Rogers For...
Bill Holmes
- Aug 18, 2017
- 3 min
Wait for it…. Wait for it….
Hope is not a strategy: Rudy Giuliani He who fights and runs away May live to fight another day; But he who is battle slain Can never...
Bill Holmes
- Aug 10, 2017
- 4 min
You take care of the Scope and Schedule, we’ll take care of the money!
“The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.” Tacitus “I'm not interested in wasting money on a project.” ...
Bill Holmes
- Aug 3, 2017
- 4 min
Mitigate! Mitigate! Mitigate! Wait, I can do something else?? Go on….
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” William G.T. Shedd Projects must move forward in the face of risk! So...
Bill Holmes
- Jul 28, 2017
- 4 min
Quantitative 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 Holmes
- Jul 20, 2017
- 3 min
Qualitative 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 Holmes
- Jul 13, 2017
- 3 min
Risk 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 Holmes
- Jul 6, 2017
- 2 min
What is "Project Risk"? Part 1
Risk Management is very popular these days! The headlines have been filled with stories about high profile project failures. When the...
Bill Holmes
- Jun 27, 2017
- 3 min
Do 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 Holmes
- Jun 19, 2017
- 2 min
"Accepting" a Project: The Ethical Choice of the Project Charter
The sponsor of the project has completed the Project Charter. The Charter describes the business need of the Project, a high level...
Bill Holmes
- Jun 17, 2017
- 2 min
What 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 Holmes
- Jun 12, 2017
- 2 min
Project 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 Holmes
- Jun 9, 2017
- 2 min
Can 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 Holmes
- Jun 8, 2017
- 1 min
A 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,...
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