MARCH 9, 2010
In This
Issue…
· Seven
Success Factors for Requirements Planning
· Task-Specific Techniques for the CBAP® Exam
· Getting to Consensus
· Viewing the Critical Path with MS Project
· Industry Events
· Business Intelligence Requirements Analysis Featured Course
· Industry Announcements |
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Seven
Success Factors for Requirements Planning |
by
Elizabeth Larson, CBAP, PMP and Richard Larson, CBAP, PMP
If care isn't given to planning the activities
of defining product requirements, the entire project could
go awry. It is one of the biggest reasons why 60% of project
defects are due to requirements and almost half of the project
budget is spent reworking requirements defects. there are
many success factors that can relate to projects, products,
and processes. Some apply to all three...
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ProjectBrief™ Blog
An online forum where business
analysts and project managers can read, share, interact,
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Mar.
1st Post:
Task-Specific Techniques for the CBAP® Exam
Lately I've been immersed in the Business Analysis Body
of Knowledge® (BABOK®). Why, you might ask? No,
it's not because of insomnia. I've been finishing up our
CBAP® sample exam question bank for our just-launched
online study exam...
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Getting
to Consensus
by Marsha Hughes, CSM/CSP, PMP, CBAP
Watermark
Learning |
In
requirements workshops and other meetings, getting consensus
on a decision or proposal can be a difficult process if the
participants have different needs and agendas. In this tip
I show you how to use a gradient of agreement scale to assess
the level of disagreement among your group and the best ways
to reach consensus.
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Viewing
the Critical Path with MS Project (all versions)
by Jim Clayton, Microsoft Certified
for Office Suite
and MS Project |
In
this tip, I suggest three ways to view the Critical Path
of your MS Project.
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This Tip |
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IIBA® Minneapolis/St. Paul Chapter
March 11 · Minneapolis, MN
Watermark Learning Presentation
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Business
Analyst and Project Manager: Are They One or Two Roles?
Presenter: Elizabeth Larson,
PMP, CBAP
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PMI® Madison Chapter Meeting
March 18 · Madison, WI
Watermark Learning Presentation
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Agile Project
Management Techniques
Presenter: Marsha Hughes, CSP/CSM, CBAP,
PMP
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IIBA® NE Wisconsin Chapter
Meeting
March 24 · Green Bay, WI
Watermark Learning Presentation
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Use
Case Tips & Tricks
Presenter: Bob Prentiss, CBAP
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Foolproof
Plan for Passing the CBAP® Exam
Presenter: Bob Prentiss, CBAP
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Featured
Course
Business
Intelligence Requirements Analysis
April 26-27 (Minneapolis, MN)
May 24-25 (Chicago, IL)
Gathering and analyzing requirements
for BI projects have several components that are unique
on IT projects. One of the complexities includes uncovering
and defining multiple dimensions of information that
clients want to see reported. Another challenge is
to make data flexible enough to allow as-yet unknown
querying and “mining.” Finally, the promise
of BI involves using it to help make future predictions
and support good decision-making...
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Agile
Fundamentals
March 15-17 (Chicago, IL)
March 30-April 1 (Minneapolis, MN)
Business Intelligence Requirements
Analysis
April
26-27 (Minneapolis, MN)
Business Process Modeling
April
6-7 (Chicago, IL)
CBAP® Certification Preparation
April
20-22 (Chicago, IL)
Data Modeling
April
15-16 (Minneapolis, MN)
Eliciting
Business Requirements: Whose Project is it Anyway?
March 22-23 (Boston, MA)
Influencing Without Authority
April
29-30 (Minneapolis, MN)
Organizational Change Management
April
19-20 (Minneapolis, MN)
PMP® Certification
Preparation
March 15-17 (Minneapolis, MN)
Program Management Fundamentals
April
12-13 (Minneapolis, MN)
Project Management Fundamentals
April
21-23 (Minneapolis, MN)
PMP® Certification
Preparation
March
15-17 (Minneapolis, MN)
Project
Quality Management
March 26 (Minneapolis, MN)
Project
Risk Management
March 24-25 (Minneapolis, MN)
Use
Case Modeling
March 10-11 (Minneapolis, MN)
April
8-9 (Chicago, IL)
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Industry Announcements
Marsha Hughes Earns CSP Designation
Marsha
Hughes, Watermark Learning's Agile Instructor, has
earned the advanced designation of Certified Scrum
Practitioner (CSP)...Read
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