OCTOBER
29,
2009
In
This Issue…
· Uncovering
Assumptions and Constraints
· Upcoming Industry Events
· Focus on Sharing: Mercy Corps
· Upcoming Courses
· PMI Celebrates 40 Years of Professional Development
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Uncovering
Assumptions and Constraints
by Andrea Brockmeier, PMP |
Isn't
it interesting how assumptions and constraints often get
buried somewhere in the depths of a project management plan?
Often considered along with risks, it's not uncommon for
someone reading a project management plan to encounter assumptions
and constraints well into the other details of the plan.
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PMI Phoenix
PDD
November 6 · Phoenix, AZ
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Watermark Learning
Presentations: |
Top
5 Causes of Scope Creep...and What to do About Them
Presenters: Richard Larson, PMP, CBAP &
Elizabeth
Larson, PMP, CBAP
Lessons
Learned from Managing Stakeholders-Don't!
Presenter: Elizabeth Larson, PMP, CBAP
Watermark Learning is a sponsor of this event—Be sure
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BA
World Chicago
November 16-19
· Chicago, IL
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Now!
Watermark Learning is a Silver
Sponsor of this event. Stop by our booth!
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Watermark
Learning Presentation
Tuesday, November 17 |
BA
Toolkit: Top Models for Complete Requirements Analysis
Presenter: Richard Larson, PMP, CBAP
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Minnesota
Government IT Symposium
December 9 · Minneapolis, MN
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Now!
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Focus
on Sharing: Mercy Corps
by Richard Larson, CBAP, PMP |
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Ibu Wiji and her son, Muhammad
Rian, survivors of the recent Indonesian earthquake.
Photo by Octavia Mariance, Mercy Corps. |
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Did
you notice the huge number of typhoons, tsunamis, and earthquakes
that have hit southeast Asia this year? Indonesia in particular
has been hit with several earthquakes this fall.
Watermark Learning has donated a portion
of its proceeds this fall to Mercy Corps., an organization
that specializes in providing humanitarian aid and development
assistance around the globe. Click the link below to learn
more about Mercy Corps. and Watermark Learning's involvement.
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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?
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us an email and we'll consider it for a future issue
of ProjectBrief™.
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Business
Analysis Fundamentals
December 7-9 (Minneapolis, MN)
Business
Process Modeling
November 16-17 (Minneapolis, MN)
December 15-16 (Chicago, IL)
CBAP® Certification
Preparation
December 2-4 (Chicago, IL)
Consulting
Skills to Solve
Business Problems
December 1-2 (Minneapolis, MN)
Data
Modeling
November 5-6 (Minneapolis, MN)
Eliciting
Business Requirements: Whose Project Is It Anyway?
December 3-4 (Minneapolis, MN)
December 14-15 (Baltimore, MD)
Influencing
Without Authority
November 18-19 (Minneapolis, MN)
Microsoft® Project for
Project Managers
December 10-11 (St. Paul, MN)
Planning
and Managing Requirements
December 10-11 (Minneapolis, MN)
PMP® Certification Preparation
November 10-12 (Minneapolis, MN)
Project
Management Fundamentals
December 14-16 (Minneapolis, MN)
Use
Case Modeling
December 17-18 (Minneapolis, MN)
MORE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSES
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BUSINESS ANALYSIS COURSES
MORE INFLUENCING SKILLS COURSES
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Celebrating
40 Years of PMI
PMI Celebrates their 40th Anniversary
at the PMI Global Congress
As the curtains rose on the PMI Global
Congress 2009—North America in Orlando Florida, it
was clear that this was no ordinary event. The Project Management
Institute was honored for 40 years of accomplishments in
the field of project management.
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Software
Testing for Business Analysts
“As a project manager, this
course was very helpful in understanding the purpose, depth,
and breadth of the testing component in projects.”
—Deborah Enrooth, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
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