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PW & WCBA Conference Recap
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PW & WCBA Conference Recap

Last week I had the pleasure of representing Watermark Learning at the PW&WCBA Conference in Seattle, Washington. Below is a picture of me standing with the Watermark Learning booth. The PW&WCBA schedule was jam-packed with great material and speakers, which centered around three primary goals: 1. Re-examine how to identify opportunities and track their success. 2. Understand what

Is a Watermark Learning Certificate Program Right for You
Agile, BA Training, Project Management, Watermark Learning

Is a Watermark Learning Certificate Program Right for You?

Getting your business analysis or project management industry certification is a notable accomplishment for individuals and a benefit to organizations. For organizations it helps promote consistency on projects and shows that practitioners working in the organization have a level-set understanding of important concepts. For individuals, it can make a big difference towards advancing your career.

3 Take Aways from PMI’s Pulse of the Profession Requirements Management
Project Management, Requirements, Requirements Analysis, Watermark Learning

3 Take Aways from PMI’s Pulse of the Profession: Requirements Management

A planned requirements approach is essential to a successful and smooth-running project.  Just like the project itself needs a project plan, the requirements process needs a requirements plan.  This necessity has been recognized most recently in PMI’s 2014 Pulse of the Profession: Requirements Management – A Core Competency for Project and Program Success. According to

My PMI-ACP Journey
Agile, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®, Project Management, Watermark Learning

My PMI-ACP Journey

This week I added PMI-ACP® to my signature after passing my PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) certification exam. According to PMI, there were 5,999 active PMI-ACP credential holders worldwide as of June 30, 2014, and the certification is becoming increasingly popular as agile skills remain in high demand in the project management industry. Applying for

Agile Retrospectives in 5 Steps
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Agile Retrospectives in 5 Steps

“No matter how good a…team is doing, there is always opportunity to improve.” Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software There are a lot of Agile practices that I really like. Those things that can easily transfer to other projects, regardless of approach, are easily my favorites. In this article, I will discuss Agile retrospectives, both as

Top 6 Business Intelligence Skills
Business Intelligence, Requirements Analysis, Watermark Learning

Top 6 Business Intelligence Skills

Are Big Data, Business Intelligence, and Data Analytics buzzwords in your workplace? Or are you already working on a BI project and need to ramp up your skills? If so, you’re not alone. Business Intelligence skills have become increasingly valuable in recent years, as businesses in every industry have shifted from static reporting to interactive, predictive

Project Management Job Candidate Trends
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Project Management Job Candidate Trends

Considering getting your PMP?  Software Advice recently published a report on project management job candidate trends that will make you feel pretty good about that idea. Conducted by the Project Management Institute, the results of this research may not be terribly surprising, but it is interesting to note the relative experience, degrees, and certifications required across the fields

PMI-ACP Training for Project Professionals
Agile, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®, Project Management, Watermark Learning

PMI-ACP Training for Project Professionals

Why PMI-ACP Training? Today’s businesses are as diverse as the people running them, but they all operate in today’s business environment which is always changing, fast-paced, and customer-driven. In that environment, traditional project management approaches are often too cumbersome to adapt fast-enough to evolving customer needs. For many organizations and project teams, agile offers a