Announcements

Watermark Learning supports charitable organizations Each year, Watermark Learning donates 5% of its profits through cash or in-kind donations to organizations that work to improve the quality of life of people in need. Watermark is proud to have supported the following organizations in 2004: Habitat for Humanity-Arizona The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Emergency Food Shelf Network Alzheimer's Association Xcel Energy Fund for Winter Fuel Bills Paint-A-Thon
Elizabeth Larson receives PMI-MN 2004 Chapter Colleague Award Watermark Principal, Elizabeth Larson, was recently presented the 2004 Chapter Colleague Award by the Minnesota Chapter of the Project Management Institute. The award credits a lifetime achievement for chapter members who have made significant and progressive contributions to the chapter and to the project management profession.
Watermark and students contribute to Asia tsunami relief efforts Watermark Learning is proud to announce that we are making a generous donation to the United Nation's Children Fund to help with tsunami relief efforts. Watermark's contribution is based on a percentage of all public class registrations received in January. Thank you to all the students who registered for public classes last month and aided this worthy cause.
Watermark Learning announces new course offerings Watermark Learning has partnered with Mindavation to offer select Mindavation courses to our customers. Some of the new courses you can look forward to include:
Intelligent Disobedience - The Difference Between Good and GREAT Project Managers Complex IT Project Management The Hard Truth About Soft Skills - A People Management Guide for Project Managers Recovering Troubled Projects
New Courses at Phoenix Training Center Announced to Media November 22, 2004 – The launch of 3 new courses at the Watermark Learning Phoenix training center has been announced to the media.  “Gathering Complete Business Requirements”, “Use Case Modeling” and “Managing Small Projects” courses have been promoted in the following:

Elizabeth Larson Presents at PMI Global Conference 2004
October 23 - 26, 2004 - Elizabeth Larson delivered a presentation on Use Cases at the PMI Global Congress 2004 in Her presentation included the benefits of use case modeling, key terms and concepts, use cases in relation to project management and testing.

Watermark Learning Responds to Growing Need for Requirements Gathering Training
October 23, 2004 – Watermark Learning has increased the number of Use Case Modeling courses offered in order to meet increased demands for requirements gathering training.  Read full press release.

Huge Turn-out for Executive Breakfast Briefing
October 15, 2004 - Watermark Associate Bob McGannon presented "Intelligent Disobedience: The Difference Between Good and Great Project Managers" at our October 14 Executive Breakfast Briefing. For a copy of the presentation, please click here.

Watermark Learning and Tech One Bring IT Skills Development Training to Phoenix AZ
October 5, 2004 - Watermark Learning is engaging in a strategic partnership with Phoenix-based Tech One, an IT solutions delivery firm.  The two companies have joined forces to provide increased IT skill development training to Phoenix-based business professionals and clients. Read the full press release.

Summit Participants Learn How to Implement PMI's new Organizational Project Management Maturity (OPM3) Model
July 19-21, 2004 - Watermark principal Richard Larson presented "Applying OPM3: From
'What is it? to 'We DID It!" at the Annual Project Management Summit in Seattle, Washington. Presented by Business Knowledge Consortium, Inc., registrants were able to save $200 on conference fees compliments of Watermark Learning.

Watermark makes project management more manageable with its new "Small Chunk" approach
to project management
July 12, 2004 - Watermark Learning is pleased to announce the launch of its Iterative Project
Planning course. The course, which debuted on July 26, 2004, helps businesses more effectively plan and execute system development projects. "Iterative Project Planning" follows a project management approach, but also interweaves techniques for managing more effectively via smaller chunks, or iterations. Read the full press release.

Soaring to New Heights in Project Management
June 12-15, 2004 - Watermark Principal, Richard Larson, shared his tips for Managing Small Projects at the PMI® ISSIG's 8 8th annual Professional Development Symposium in St. Louis, Missouri.

Executive Breakfast Briefing a Hit with Project Managers
May 21, 2004 - Watermark Instructor Curt Highet, PMP, presented Iterative Project Management: Plan Your Risks or Risk Your Plan to a capacity crowd at our May 21 Executive Briefing.

European project managers very receptive to Watermark white paper
April 21, 2004 - Watermark Principal Richard Larson spoke to a standing-room only audience in Prague, Czech Republic on April 21, 2004 where he presented a paper co-authored with Watermark principal, Elizabeth Larson.. The Critical Steps to Managing Small Projects was part of the PMI® Global Congress 2004 - Europe.

Requirements class a hit in Phoenix!
April 13, 2004 - Watermark Learning conducted its new "Gathering Complete Business Requirements - A Practical Approach" course as a public class in Phoenix, AZ. After taking this course, students note that they now look at the requirements process in a whole new light and are much more effective at managing the effort to produce products that will delight their customers. The class attracted students from as far away as New Hampshire. Additional classes are now being planned. Watch our newsletter and web site for future classes.

Student comments:
 •   I will implement & use Use Cases and Process Mappings
 •   Great tips for conducting meetings
 •   I learned what questions to ask when doing requirements
 •   I learned how to manage the requirements process more effectively
 •   Excellent instructor

Expanded Use Case Modeling Course Now Offered March 12, 2004 - Watermark Learning has announced an expanded Use Case Modeling course designed to help businesses streamline product, services and software development. The two-day hands-on course provides a framework for understanding and modeling effective use cases designed to better facilitate communication between analysts and business customers. For more information, click here. The announcement has been picked up by numerous online venues, including Certification Magazine, The Cycles and Business Informant.

Watermark Hosts Executive Briefing
February 27, 2004 - Watermark hosted an Executive Briefing which covered how to "Improve Organizational Effectiveness Through Business Process Management.” The briefing focused on how to increase productivity through business process management (BPM) and explored best practices in process management, a practical framework for BPM projects, and how to sell BPM to the organization.

Small Project Management Course Announced to Media February 2, 2004 - Watermark Learning's Small Project Management course has been up and running since July, 2003. Following its fantastic success, the course launch was officially announced to the media. The announcement has already been picked up by numerous online venues. Richard and Elizabeth Larson's co-authored article entitled "Managing Small Projects: Five Critical Steps" appeared in Minnesota Technology (Feb 20), and is set to appear in the NetSuds™ March Report and Data Center Management magazine.	Minnesota Technology® Magazine
	Data Center Management Magazine	The NetSuds ™ Report March 2004

Watermark Acquires Denning Training Services January 9, 2004 - Watermark Learning recently announced the expansion of its Requirements Analysis training with the acquisition of Denning Training Services. Denning’s Entity Relationship Modeling for Windows (ERwin) curriculum is being integrated into Watermark Learning Requirements Analysis courses including Data Modeling, Advanced Data Modeling and Data Modeling for Business Clients. This announcement received coverage in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Twin Cities Business Journal and Certification Magazine.

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