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Conference Call Best Practice – If One is Virtual, All are Virtual
Communicating, Facilitation, Influencing and Consulting, Organizational Change Mgmt., Project Management, Stakeholders, Virtual Teams, Watermark Learning

Conference Call Best Practice – If One is Virtual, All are Virtual

Virtualization.  It’s no longer a question of do you work virtually, but how much of your day is spent working with others with whom you have little or no face time. Frankly, this can appeal to our less-industrious selves.  How often, when we could take the opportunity for face-to-face communications, do we resort to something […]

Assessing Organizational Readiness Webinar Q&A
Change, Influencing and Consulting, Organizational Change Mgmt., Project Management, Stakeholders, Watermark Learning

Assessing Organizational Readiness Webinar Q&A

We recently hosted a lively webinar on Organizational Change Management titled “Is Your Organization Project Capable? Assessing Organizational Readiness” by one of our senior training instructors, Stevie Peterson. There were tons of questions and time ran out before we could answer all of them. Stevie wrote answers to the leftover questions, and we list them

Business Analyst World 2012 Key Take-Aways (Bangalore, India)
Agile, BA Training, Business Analysis, Change, Communicating, Facilitation, Influencing and Consulting, Organizational Change Mgmt., Stakeholders, Watermark Learning

Business Analyst World 2012 Key Take-Aways (Bangalore, India)

Elizabeth and I recently travelled to India to speak and exhibit at two BA World conferences there – one in Pune and one in Bangalore. The sessions struck us as some of the most interactive presentations we’ve ever given (or attended). Based on the questions and discussions, the attendees seemed knowledgeable, and hungry for more. One

Is there a Resource Shortage or a Priority Shortage
Communicating, Estimating and Planning, Estimating and Planning, Facilitation, Influencing and Consulting, Organizational Change Mgmt., Project Management, Stakeholders, Watermark Learning

Is there a Resource Shortage or a Priority Shortage?

When I ask students for their biggest challenges in managing projects, they usually tell me it’s the lack of people, time, or money. They just don’t have enough resources to get done what’s expected of them.  I don’t doubt it. The relentless battle cry to reduce waste and increase productivity has many project managers feeling

7 Trends in Business Analysis and Project Management to Watch for in 2012
Agile, Business Analysis, Consulting Skills, Elicitation, Enterprise Analysis, Influencing and Consulting, Organizational Change Mgmt., Planning, Project Management, Requirements Analysis, Scrum, Stakeholders, Use Cases, Virtual Teams, Watermark Learning

7 Trends in Business Analysis and Project Management to Watch for in 2012

The close of one year tends to make one reflect on what has occurred in the past year and ponder the future. Here we ponder some trends in the Project Management and Business Analysis fields for 2012. Here are our top seven predictions for business analysts (BAs) and project managers (PMs) in 2012. 1. Divergence

Hockey Players and Project Managers Just Trying to Win
Organizational Change Mgmt., Project Management, Watermark Learning

Hockey Players and Project Managers: Just Trying to Win

My son’s hockey team won their last tournament of the summer season this past weekend.  As the athletes came into the lobby from the locker room, everyone cheered, recognizing each individual contribution.  Another mom made a comment out loud that many of us hockey parents think just about every time we see them come out