Business Process Modeling
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Watermark Holiday Donations
December, 2003 - As we have in the past 11 years, Watermark has again supported various local and national charities. We believe in the power of the community to effect positive change, and our choices for donations every year reflect those beliefs. This year we have contributed to
     * Habitat for Humanity,
     * The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society,
     * Emergency Food Shelf Network,
     * Alzheimer's Society, and
     * The Xcel Heatshare Program.
Sharing with others is the best way we know how to share our thanks with our many loyal customers. Thank you for supporting us so we may support others.

Watermark Principals Present to Enthusiastic Audiences at TWO PMI® Professional Development Day Symposiums
October, 2003 - The Central Iowa and Minnesota Chapters of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) recently experienced record attendance at their annual Professional Development Day (PDD) Symposiums. Over 400 project managers attended the Central Iowa Chapter's PDD Symposium on October 17 and the Minnesota Chapter experienced similar attendance at its Symposium on November 21.

PDD Symposium Breakout Session
September 9, 2003 - Elizabeth Larson's breakout session on Why Understanding the Business Vision & Strategy is Critical to Project Success on September 9, 2003 drew rave reviews from a standing room only crowd of over 100 project managers at Central Iowa's PDD Symposium. Click here to receive a copy of the presentation.

Richard Larson's breakout session on The Critical Steps to Managing Small Projects also drew standing-room only attendance at the Minnesota PDD. Click here to receive a copy of the presentation.

Watermark both presented and exhibited at the PMI® Information Systems Specific Interest Group 7th annual Professional Development Symposium in June, 2003 in San Antonio, Texas. Nearly 200 project managers from around the country attended the symposium and learned up-to-date information relevant to the IS community. If you were unable to attend the event, write to Rich Larson for a copy of Why Understanding the Business Vision & Strategy is Critical to Project Success.

Watermark and Intertech Inc., Enter into Joint Marketing Agreement
May, 2003 - Companies to cross market respective services - Watermark Learning and Intertech, Inc. announce a joint marketing agreement. In the arrangement, Watermark customers will have access to Intertech's Java and .NET training courses and IT consulting services. Intertech customers will gain access to Watermark's Project Management and Requirements Analysis courses and consulting.

Watermark principal Elizabeth Larson commented on the arrangement, "Our partnership with Intertech allows both companies to concentrate on their core strengths, making both organizations stronger in the process. At the same time, our customers will benefit from our association with Intertech, in the full confidence that we are recommending a national leader and customer-focused organization equal to Watermark." View our official announcement.

Watermark shared tips for gathering hidden requirements in a lively presentation called "Gathering Project Requirements - Whose Project is it Anyhow?"at a recent PMI-MN dinner meeting. Missed the meeting? please contact Rich Larson.

Missed our presentation on the essential ingredients common to all successful projects? February, 2003 - Elizabeth Larson, Watermark Learning principal, spoke on this topic February 7, 2003 at the James J Hill Research Library. For a copy of the presentation, please contact Rich Larson.

Presentation by Watermark at Minnesota Government Information Technology Symposium February, 2003 - Watermark Learning led a successful session on project management at the Minnesota Government Information Technology Symposium. The session provided practical ideas and steps to increase project success. For a copy of the ideas presented, please contact Rich Larson.

PMI-MN dinner meeting presentation by Watermark
January, 2003 - Watermark shared tips for gathering hidden requirements in a lively presentation called "Gathering Project Requirements - Whose Project is it Anyhow?" at the January, 2003 PMI-MN dinner meeting. Missed the meeting? Get a copy of the presentation notes by writing to Rich Larson.

Watermark Selected to Present at Project Management Institute (PMI)'s 2003 Seminars World
January 2003 - Watermark was again selected to deliver our course Business Process Modeling at the Project Management Institute (PMI)'s 2003 Seminars World. Elizabeth Larson, Watermark principal, will present the workshop in Minneapolis May 22-23, Burlington Vermont July 17-18, Sydney, Australia October 9-10, and New York City on November 18-19. "It's a thrill to be chosen for Seminars World again," Larson notes. "PMI only picks approximately 35 instructors around the world for this series, and I feel honored to be among them. I'm really looking forward to teaching for them again this year." For more information, visit the Seminars World web site.

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