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Join Us at BBC 2014

Join Us at BBC 2014!

Win a FREE Pass to BBC 2014! Watermark Learning is a gold sponsor of the BBC 2014 Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this November, and we want to see you there!   So we’re giving away 4 FREE passes between now and the end of September!  All you have to do is like our Facebook page …

Pass the CBAP Exam with Watermark Learning

Pass the CBAP Exam with Watermark Learning!

Watermark Learning’s team of experts helped nearly 50% of the BA professionals worldwide who passed the CBAP/CCBA exams in May 2014.  According to IIBA data, 118 people passed the CBAP exam last month.  Out of those 118 new CBAPs, 58 used Watermark Learning’s classes or other resources like our Online Study Exam to prepare for their success. Not only that, but …

Watermark Learning Industry Events Recap – Spring 2014

Watermark Learning Industry Events Recap – Spring 2014

Watermark Learning has been busy this spring! The last few months, Watermark Learning has made appearances at several industry events in the Midwest including IN-BADD, WI-BADD, and most recently I-BADD.  Below is a roundup of the highlights. IN-BADD – April 22, 2014 Elizabeth Larson presented “Is Your Organization Agile-Ready?” Richard Larson presented “BA Toolkit: Top …

Share your classroom experience

Share your Classroom Experience!

Share your Experience with us from classes in Business Analysis Training, Project Management, Agile Training and more! We love hearing comments from students! We receive most through email but did you know you can leave a testimonial or other comment using our Training Management System? It involves a few steps, but they are quick and easy. …

Project Ownership - Who Else Owns your Project?

Project Ownership: Who Else Owns your Project?

It’s always fun to see ProjectsAtWork.com publish my articles.  Thanks to the great comments from readers in response to a recently published work on project ownership in PAW: Recently, a project management colleague was expressing frustration with her inability to get a project moving in a constructive direction. She knew the success of the project was her responsibility. …

Training for Project Closure

Training for Project Closure

Some things come to an end whether we like it or not.  Not so with projects.  Below is an article published in ProjectTimes recently that identified some ways to ensure that projects get closed for good reasons, whether we like it or not: Closing out a calendar year brings to mind the challenges of closing …

Are You a Giver or a Taker

Are You a Giver or a Taker?

As a project manager, are you more of a giver or a taker? I would guess that most PMs see themselves as givers more than takers.  After all, stakeholders don’t come to us bearing gifts; they come to us bearing requests. Much of our job is about providing stakeholders with things they need. We engage in …

Requirements vs Design - Does it Really Matter

Requirements vs. Design – Does it Really Matter?

By Richard Larson and Elizabeth Larson This post is an abridged version of an article to be published soon. Much has been written recently about design in the business analysis field. Some writers have even suggested that since most or all of what we do is about design, then requirements don’t matter anymore. It is …

New Business Case Mini Courses Begin March 5

New Business Case Mini Courses Begin March 5

Watermark Learning’s new series of Bulletproof Business Case Mini Courses begins on March 5, with Part 1, What to Include and Who to Involve. The new series of Mini Courses responds to the need that a clear and relevant business case is an essential ingredient to successful projects. Through this new series of course segments, students will learn a …

2014 Trends in Business Analysis and Project Management

2014 Trends in Business Analysis and Project Management

The close of one year tends to encourage us to reflect on what has occurred in business analysis and project management during the past year and think about future trends. To summarize the trends we saw in 2013, the need for project managers and business analysts to be trusted advisors and to influence stakeholders, whether …