NOVEMBER
24,
2009
In
This Issue…
· The
Parallax Effect on Requirements
· Upcoming Industry Events
· Untangling
Long e-Mail Strings
· Changing Deadline Dates in MS Project the Right Way
· Upcoming Courses
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The
Parallax Effect on Requirements
by Richard Larson, PMP, CBAP and
Elizabeth Larson, PMP, CBAP, Principals, Watermark Learning |
Have
you ever gazed out at the stars and found it too difficult
to focus on a particular one? Scientists call this the parallax
effect. Too often, the same phenomenon occurs in projects—where
we tend
to focus on too few methods to elicit and analyze requirements.
In this article, we provide strategies
to overcoming the parallax effect. We provide techniques
you can use immediately to better define requirements and
analyze them quickly.
Read
this Article
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Minnesota
Government IT Symposium
December 9 · Minneapolis, MN
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Now!
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booth!
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IIBA® Minneapolis/St.
Paul Chapter Premier
Holiday Event
December 10 · Edina, MN
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Now!
Watermark Learning has the pleasure of hosting and presenting at this Premier
Holiday Event. Attend and enter to win a Kindle wireless reading device! |
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Watermark
Learning Presentation
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Top
5 Causes of Scope Creep & What to Do About Them!
Scope creep is the number one risk on any project.
In this presentation, we discuss the common causes of scope
creep and what project professionals can do about it.
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Untangling
Long e-Mail Strings
by Andrea Brockmeier, PMP |
Ever
find yourself getting lost in long e-mail strings? Here's
a quick tip to help you cut through the clutter so you can “get
down to brass tacks” quickly for more efficient project
flow.
Read
this Tip
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Changing Deadline
Dates in
MS Project the Right Way
by Jim Clayton, Microsoft Certified
for Office Suite and MS Project |
Many
students I teach have a tendency to approach
MS Project in a similar fashion to Excel.
The impuse is to populate the familiar columns of
Task Name, Duration, Start, and Finish with the same information,
in the same manner as they would in their Excel spreadsheets.
Before you go manually changing those “start” and “finish” dates
in MS Project, get the skinny on how to do it right!
Read
this Tip
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Is
there an industry topic you'd like to learn more about?
Have an industry-related question that you would like answered?
Please drop
us an email and we'll consider it for a future issue
of ProjectBrief™.
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Agile
Requirements with User Stories
January 11-12 (Minneapolis, MN)
Business
Analysis Fundamentals
December 7-9 (Minneapolis, MN)
January 26-28 (Chicago, IL)
CBAP® Certification
Preparation
December 2-4 (Chicago, IL)
Consulting
Skills to Solve
Business Problems
December 1-2 (Minneapolis, MN)
Eliciting
Business Requirements
December 3-4 (Minneapolis, MN)
January 13-14 (Phoenix, AZ)
Microsoft® Project for
Project Managers
December 10-11 (St. Paul, MN)
Planning
and Managing Requirements
December 10-11 (Minneapolis, MN)
PMP® Certification Preparation
January 6-8 (Minneapolis, MN)
January 25-27 (Minneapolis, MN)
Project
Management Fundamentals
December 14-16 (Minneapolis, MN)
Use
Case Modeling
December 17-18 (Minneapolis, MN)
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSES
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BUSINESS ANALYSIS COURSES
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Companion, and Online Exam Simulation to enhance our training
and help your preparation to become CBAP® certified.
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more information on and how to order.
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