Defining Requirements - The Biggest Challenge Facing Today's Business Analysts

As business analysis continues to emerge as an important business building technique, business analysts are finding that one challenge stands in their way - business requirements analysis.

The main issues surrounding requirements gathering are:

Watermark Learning recognizes the importance of effective business requirements analysis and has therefore made it a major focus of its business analysis training and certification program.

Listen to a podcast on "Effective Requirements Gathering."

Request an article on "How to Gather Business Requirements & Build Trust" written by Elizabeth Larson, PMP, and Richard Larson, PMP.


Watermark to Offer New Course on Planning and Managing Requirements

Perhaps the single most difficult project phase is gathering and managing project and product requirements. Our new course Planning and Managing Requirements examines several facets of the process. It takes the approach that gathering requirements is a consultative activity and presents several methods, models and techniques to help IT professionals work with the business as consultants.

You will also learn how to plan, manage, and trace requirements throughout the project life cycle. After taking this course, you will have new skills to help get requirements right and to ensure that solutions meet business needs.

Register for our March 7-8, 2007 class

It's the Season of Giving

During this season of giving, and as we have for the past 14 years, Watermark Learning has made donations to these charitable organizations:
      Alzheimer's Society
      American Cancer Society
      Mercy Corps
      Emergency Food Shelf Network
      Xcel Energy Fund for Winter Fuel Bills
      Habitat for Humanity - Arizona
      Open Arms of Minnesota
      Paint-a-Thon


ProjectWorld Seeks Watermark Principal's Expertise

Watermark CEO and Principal, Elizabeth Larson, PMP, once again found herself among industry experts when she was asked to share her insight on "the biggest challenge she has faced in project management." You can read Elizabeth's comments, including tips for new project managers,on page 15 of "Best Practices from the Experts: Insights from 2006 ProjectWorld/ World Congress for Business Analysts Presenters."

Upcoming Industry Events and Speaking Engagements

Look for us at these events: PMI® Dallas Vendor Showcase January 11, 2007 Dallas, TX Visit us at our booth! IIBA Dallas Chapter Meeting February 15, 2007 Dallas, TX Getting Requirements Right ProjectWorld BusinessAnalyst World Toronto March 29-30, 2007 Toronto, ON Canada Use Case Modeling PMI® Chicagoland Chapter Meeting April 11, 2007 Chicago, IL Influencing Without Authority: Time to Rev Up Your Consulting Skills PMI® Global Congress - EMEA May 14-16, 2007 Budapest, Hungary It’s not Like Selling Pots and Pans…or is it? A new way of Selling Project Management to Senior Management

Partnerships

Watermark Learning is an educational partner of Auburn University. CEUs and Masters Certificate available Watermark Learning is an International Corporate Sponsor and Endorsed Education Provider, Charter Member. Watermark Learning is a Global Registered Education Provider.

Watermark Principals Serving on IIBA Body of Knowledge Team Watermark Principals Elizabeth Larson, PMP, and Richard Larson, PMP, are serving on the review committee for the IIBA Body of Knowledge (BABOKtm). The team's progress in releasing version 2.0 of the BABOKtm is featured on page 2 of The latest issue of the IIBA newsletter.

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About Watermark Learning

Watermark Learning is a leading business analysis and project management skill development company. Watermark offers training and mentoring on Project Management, Business Requirements Analysis, Leadership, and Software Development including UML training. Clients include professionals from Wells Fargo Bank, 3M, GMAC/RFC, Cargill, Inc., Securian (formerly Minnesota Life), ING/Reliastar, MetLife, State of Minnesota, and other Fortune 1000 organizations.

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