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Not Your Decision
Project Management, Watermark Learning

Not Your Decision

Watermark Learning is happy to feature our student and guest blogger Jonathan Brandt, PMP, PMI-ACP, who is looking for feedback on a decision-making model he is developing. Project Waterloo: Gantt McGreen, Project Manager Extraordinaire, is having a bad day. Project Waterloo is a career-maker. It’s catchy motto, “Liberate the Customer”, belies its complexity. It is a […]

A Guide to PMBOK 6th Edition What's Changed
PMI®, Watermark Learning

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) Sixth Edition: What’s Changing and When

The sixth edition of PMI®’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) is currently in draft mode and undergoing review. The expected publication date is sometime in Q3 of 2017. Updated versions of related exams, including the PMP and CAPM, are planned to go into effect in Q1 of 2018. Anyone with

A Project Managers Guide to Use Cases Part 1
Agile, Project Management, Use Cases, Watermark Learning

A PM’s Guide to Use Cases Part 1: What is a Use Case and Why Should PMs Care?

Originally published in PM Times on May 22, 2015. Use case models have been around for decades. Long after Information Engineering was all the rage and through object-oriented analysis and design they hung around. They threatened to disappear when Agile methods gained popularity, but here they are–discussed, dissected, and the subject of many blogs. Aren’t they

The Entrepreneurial BA Practitioner Part 5
Business Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Watermark Learning

The Entrepreneurial BA Practitioner Part 5: More Thoughts on How Business Analysts Can Help Innovate

Originally published in BA Times on January 25, 2016. In past articles in this series, we covered topics such as the similarity between business analysis practitioners and entrepreneurs and the types and stages of entrepreneurialism. In part 4, we focused on innovation and entrepreneurship and suggested that we could contribute to innovation in our organizations

BA Toolkit Part 1
Business Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Watermark Learning

BA Toolkit: Top Models for Complete Requirements Analysis Webinar Q&A – Part 1

Thank you to everyone who attended the “BA Toolkit: Top Models for Complete Requirements” webinar, hosted by Elizabeth Larson, PMP, CBAP, CSM, PMI-PBA. If you missed it or would like to review, check out the recording. In the webinar, our expert host covered the top models business analysis practitioners can use in their “toolkit” for complete requirements analysis. Each

Seven Trends in Business Analysis 2016
Agile, Business Analysis, Project Management, Watermark Learning

Seven Trends in Business Analysis, Project Management, and Agile for 2016

Originally published in BA Times on January 18, 2016. Each year, since 2009, we have enjoyed reflecting on what’s happened the previous year in the areas of business analysis and project management (including Agile), and making predictions for the upcoming year. To summarize the trends we saw in 2015: Focus on entrepreneurship and innovation, including distributed leadership

Organizational Innovation is Drive by Business Analysis
BA Training, Business Analysis, Watermark Learning

Organizational Innovation is Driven by Business Analysis: Interview with Elizabeth Larson

During PMI’s 2015 Global Congress, Elizabeth Larson, CBAP, PMP, CSM, PMI-PBA was asked to do an interview to discuss her paper and presentation “I Don’t Have Time to Innovate: I’m Too Busy Doing Business Analysis” (co-written with Richard Larson). Cornelius Fichtner of PM Podcast and Elizabeth Larson of Watermark Learning Everyone seems to be talking about the importance of organizational

Entrepreneurial Business Analysis Interview
Watermark Learning

Entrepreneurial Business Analysis Interview with Richard Larson

During PMI’s 2015 Global Congress, Richard Larson, PMP, CBAP, PMI-PBA was asked to do an interview to discuss his paper and presentation “Entrepreneurial Business Analysis Practitioner” (co-written with Elizabeth Larson). Cornelius Fichtner of PM Podcast and Richard Larson of Watermark Learning The paper explores several aspects of entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs and what it means for business analysis.