Elizabeth Larson is Co-Principal and CEO of Watermark Learning and has over 25 years of experience in project management and business analysis. She has presented numerous workshops, seminars, and training classes since 1996 to thousands of participants on 3 different continents.
Elizabeth’s speaking history includes repeat presentations at PMI® Global Congresses, many PMI chapter meetings and Professional Development Days, IIBA chapter meetings and conferences, and Project Summit and Business Analysis World conferences.
Elizabeth has co-authored the CBAP® Certification Study Guide (2nd Edition) and Requirements Management, Part I: Requirements Planning. She has also co-authored numerous articles on project management, business analysis, and influencing skills published worldwide. She has co-authored works published in two compilations, Creating a Clear Project Plan, compiled by Dr. Gary Richardson and published by the University of Houston. The other is Projects Without Borders: Gathering Requirements on a Multi-Cultural Project, published by Icfai University Press. She has also been cited in CIO and PM Network, PMI’s monthly publication.
Elizabeth was a lead contributor to the A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: (PMBOK® Guide), 4th edition (Collect Requirements) and to the A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) 2nd edition chapter Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring. Elizabeth writes a monthly blog for Project Times and BA Times.
TRAINING/MENTORING EXPERTISE
- Project Management
- Business Analysis
- Scrum
- Facilitation
- Influencing Without Authority
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Arts English & Bachelor of Science Education University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona
- Master of Arts English University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
CERTIFICATIONS
- PMP (PMI®)
- CBAP (IIBA®)
- CSM (Certified Scrum Master)
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