Watermark Learning Officer Profiles

Elizabeth Larson, PMP, CBAP, CSM
Chief Executive Officer

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)

Richard Larson, PMP, CBAP
President

As Co-Principal and Founder of Watermark Learning, Richard Larson has over 30 years of experience in business, project management, business analysis, training/consulting & mentoring.  Richard has presented numerous workshops, seminars, and training classes since 1985 to nearly 10,000 participants on 3 different continents. 

Richard’s speaking history includes program presenter at the Project Management Institute (PMI) European and Asia-Pacific Congresses, ProjectWorld, Enterprise Project Management Summit, local chapters of PMI, and Collaborate East (a national workflow conference).

Richard has authored and co-authored industry articles that have been published worldwide, including “Critical Success Factors for All Projects”; “How to Create a Clear Project Plan”; “Achieve project success with sponsorship and clear vision”;  “Managing Small Projects”; “Use Cases: What Every Project Manager Should Know”; “To manage projects, 'use cases' help set scope & achieve goals” & “Demystifying Requirements Through Use Cases.”  He has been published and/or quoted in leading national and international trade publications such as CIO; Darwin Magazine; Computer World; Computer Weekly; Control Engineering; Project Management World Today; Certification Magazine; Data Center Management, Canadian Consulting Engineer, Software Test & Performance and Projects & Profits Magazine.

Chris Anderson
Vice President of Sales and Delivery

It was Rich and Elizabeth Larson's dedication to learning and teamwork that convinced Chris Anderson to join Watermark Learning back in 1997. "Teamwork is the backbone of Watermark and myself," noted Anderson. With 25 years of total sales and customer service, 22 of these spent in the training industry, Anderson knows the value of teamwork in developing long lasting client relationships.

Chris Anderson received a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management. He is an active member and current treasurer of the International Institute of Business Analysis – Minneapolis/St. Paul Chapter (IIBA MSP), having served on the board of directors for 3 years.

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