APRIL, 2010
In This
Issue…
· Is
There A Personality Profile for the PM and BA?
· ProjectBrief Blog: 5 Steps to CBAP Re-Certification
· MS Project Tip: Password Protect Your Files
· Industry Events
· Product News
· Upcoming Courses: Data Modeling (Featured Course) |
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Is
There a Personality Profile
for the PM and BA?
by Elizabeth Larson, PMP, CBAP |
Are there certain personality traits
that Project Managers (PM) and Business Analysts (BA) share?
During a presentation on the topic of BA and PM roles, we
were asked this question. In this article we share some of
the audience responses and delve into each of these traits
in more detail.
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Watermark
Learning Welcomes
Robert Prentiss, CBAP |
Watermark
Learning is pleased to welcome Robert Prentiss, CBAP, as
our new Client Solutions Director of Business Analysis.
Bob manages the Business Analysis curriculum and provides
training and mentoring on business analysis with special
focus on Business Analysis Fundamentals and BA Centers of
Excellence...Read
This Article |
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Happy Anniversary
Watermark Learning
On March 2nd, Watermark Learning celebrated
our eighteenth year of project management and business
analysis training...Read
This Article |
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ProjectBrief™ Blog
An online forum where business
analysts and project managers can read, share, interact,
and swap tips and ideas. |
Mar.
31st Post:
5 Steps to CBAP® Re-Certification
So you wanted to get your CBAP® certification, right?
It is a significant accomplishment, to be sure. As soon
as you achieve it, though, you will face a new challenge:
maintaining it! Every three years, you must earn 60 CDUs
(Continuing Development Units) to keep your certification
active. And, as you might expect, the IIBA® has another
challenging application for you to complete. Just when
you thought the CBAP® application was behind you!
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ProjectBrief™ Blog Threads |
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Password
Protect Your Files
by Jim Clayton, Microsoft Certified
for Office Suite and MS Project
Read
This Tip |
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Phoenix
IIBA® Chapter Meeting
April 13 · Tempe, AZ
Watermark Learning Presentation
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BA & PM,
Are They One or Two Roles?
Presenter: Elizabeth Larson,
PMP, CBAP
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IIBA® Minneapolis/St.
Paul Professional
Development Day
April 28 · Minneapolis, MN
Watermark Learning Presentation
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Foolproof
Plan for Passing the CBAP®
Presenter: Richard Larson, PMP, CBAP
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The Changing Face of
Business Analysis
Industry Panel Member: Elizabeth Larson, PMP,
CBAP |
Be
sure to check out Watermark Learning at our booth!
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Product Update
In the spirit
of continuous improvement we periodically
review our products. We recently made updates to the
CBAP® Study Guide. View
our changes here. |
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Featured
Course
Data Modeling
May 6-7
(Minneapolis, MN)
July 13-14 (Chicago, IL)
This course introduces people to
the principles and process of logical data modeling,
which is to say translating business data requirements
into a graphical representation. It teaches people
how to analyze business requirements that should be
incorporated into a logical data model, how to create
the components of a logical data model, how to diagram/explain
them, and how to normalize data and handle complex
relationships. In short, participants will learn proven,
practical skills for analyzing and modeling data requirements,
and make them ready to be transformed into a relational
database.
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More...
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Business
Analysis Fundamentals
May
10-12 (Minneapolis,
MN)
Business Intelligence
Requirements
Analysis
April 26-27 (Minneapolis, MN)
May 24-25 (Chicago, IL)
CBAP® Certification
Preparation
May 25-27 (Minneapolis, MN)
Consulting
Skills to Solve
Business Problems
May 3-4 (Minneapolis, MN)
Data Modeling
May
6-7 (Minneapolis, MN)
July 13-14 (Chicago, IL)
Facilitating
Skills Workshop
May 13-14 (Minneapolis, MN)
Influencing Without Authority
April
29-30 (Minneapolis, MN)
Planning and Managing Requirements
May 13-14 (Minneapolis, MN)
PMP® Certification
Preparation
May 17-19 (Minneapolis, MN)
Project Management Fundamentals
April
21-23 (Minneapolis, MN)
MORE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSES
MORE
BUSINESS ANALYSIS COURSES
MORE INFLUENCING SKILLS COURSES
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BA
Centers of Excellence
Looking to create a business analysis
center of excellence? Watermark Learning can precisely
target your needs, providing you with valuable and
timely mentoring, tutoring, and consulting to support
you and your business. Let our experts become your
personal coach. It's surprisingly affordable!
Visit
our mentoring webpage for more information. |
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Data Modeling
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class I've had in a long time (if ever). It was structured
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