Watermark Principals Featured in February issue of PM Network Magazine
Elizabeth Larson and Richard Larson contributed a "From The Top" column to the February 2006 issue of PMI's PM Network Magazine. The column entitled "Practicing What We Preach," explains the value that Watermark Learning found itself in applying project management techniques internally. |
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Need a Quick and Easy Way to Create a Project Plan?
Watermark's "How to Create a Clear Project Plan in Six Easy Steps“ may be just what you're looking for. View the steps in chapter 7 of
Dr. Gary Richardson's new book, IT Project Management Readings out in February 2006. |
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Business Journal Recognizes Watermark Learning As a Leader in the Training Field
Watermark Learning has once again been included in the Twin Cities Business Journal's annual Book of Lists 2004.
The Book of Lists contains listings of hundreds of the hottest area companies in their fields, by ranking. We ranked #17 in the Top 25 list of Customized Training Firms. |
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5 Steps to Business Process Management
Published in the PMI® Orange County's Milestones
"Elizabeth Larson's and Richard Larson's article,
"5 Steps to Business Process Management," was published in the PMI® Orange County's newsletter, Milestones. The article, which ran on February 25, included useful tips on using business process management to improve corporate efficiency. |
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Watermark Learning Principal Featured in PMI® Annual on Leadership
Watermark principal Elizabeth Larson is featured in an article entitled "An Offer You Cannot Refuse" in the new PMI® Annual on Leadership which came out in December 2004. In this article, Elizabeth comments on the importance of communicating the value of project management to executive management. |
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5 Ways to Better Manage Small Projects
"5 ways control engineers can better manage small projects" which was previously included in a Control Engineering Magazine newsletter, was also published
in the December print magazine. |
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Watermark Learning Principals Advise Business Owners on Managing Business Processes
Watch for Elizabeth Larson and Richard Larson's debut in Minnesota Business this month (see page 52). In an article on Business Process Management, Elizabeth and Richard advise business owners on how they can improve corporate efficiency by better managing and streamlining their business processes. |
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Watermark Learning Participates in Project Management Forum
Elizabeth Larson and Richard Larson contributed The Project Manager’s Guide to Use Cases to the September/October issue of PM World Today. This article addresses questions frequently asked by project managers about Use Cases, a business requirements-gathering technique often associated with newer technology.
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Watermark Learning Provides Tips to Engineers on Creating a Project Plan
Canadian Consulting Engineer Magazine included Richard Larson and Elizabeth Larsons’ project management article on defining a clear project plan. The article, entitled Staying on Track, appeared in the August/September issue and provides a six-step guide to creating a clear project plan, outlining why it can be a premier communications and control tool throughout a project.View the full article. |
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Watermark Learning Announces IT Training Expansion to Phoenix , AZ
Watermark Learning is pleased to announce national expansion with the opening of its second training center at the Tech One facility in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix IT Training courses include Gathering Complete Business Requirements, Use Case Modeling, Business Process Modeling and Managing Small Projects. Courses are available at the Tech One facility in Phoenix beginning September 20, 2004. See the full press release. |
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Creating a Clear Project Plan at Darwin Online
Creating a Clear Project Plan by Elizabeth Larson & Richard Larson ran in the August issue of Darwin Online. This six step approach provides a roadmap for project managers to follow in order to create a clear project plan, which acts as the project manager's premier communications and control tool throughout the project. View the full article at Darwin Online. |
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Projects & Profits Reprints Article
Elizabeth Larson and Richard Larson's Managing Small Projects article, originally published in Minnesota Technology in February 2004, was reprinted in the August issue of Projects & Profits,
an off-shore magazine published by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India. The article recommends five steps for successfully planning and executing small projects.
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Five articles on Critical Success Factors for all Projects
This month sees the publication of Elizabeth Larson's and Richard Larson's fifth and final article in a series of 5 articles on "Critical Success Factors for all Projects" on the Certification Magazine web site.
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Richard Larson Interviewed by Twin Cities Business Monthly
Richard Larson was recently interviewed for a "Tech Training" feature for the August issue of Twin Cities Business Monthly. The article, IT Training Picks Up Steam, profiles local tech training companies and comments on the current and future trends in project management and the increasing value of IT training. |
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Use
Case Article Receives Coverage
Richard & Elizabeth
Larson’s article “Demystifying
Requirements through Use Cases” appeared
as the cover story in the May issue of Software
Test & Performance magazine. The Q&A
style article demystifies use cases for project
managers by answering ten frequently asked questions
regarding this business requirements-gathering technique.
To view the 4 page spread, click
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Use Case Article Runs in Business Journal
Elizabeth & Richard Larson recently contributed a Strategies Column to the Business Journal entitled Use Cases: What Every Project Manager Should Know. The Q&A style article, which aims to demystify use cases for project managers, ran in the July 30 issue. |
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Executive Breakfast
Briefing
Watermark Learning held an Executive Breakfast
Briefing on May 21 which addressed "Iterative
Project Management: Plan Your Risk or Risk Your
Plan,".
The briefing received coverage in the following
local publications: NetSuds in the May Events Calendar,
Business Journal, May 14, and Star Tribune on both
May 10 and May 17. |
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Use
Case Modeling Course
March 12, 2004 - Watermark Learning
has announced an expanded Use Case Modeling course
designed to help businesses streamline product,
services and software development. The two-day hands-on
course provides a framework for understanding and
modeling effective use cases designed to better
facilitate communication between analysts and business
customers.
The announcement has been picked up by numerous
online venues, including Certification Magazine,
The Cycles and Business Informant. |
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Small Projects
Elizabeth & Richard Larson’s article
on Managing Small Projects has received coverage
in Minnesota Technology, Afcom (Data Center Management
Online) and NetSuds. If you think that executing
a small project does not require advance planning,
think again. This article endorses the planning
process and outlines five important steps for
successfully managing small projects, including:
- Sanctioning
- Scope Definition
- Scheduling and Estimating
- Status Reporting/Executing
- Success – Closing the project
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Technology®
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Data
Center Management Magazine
The
NetSudsTM Report March 2004 |
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Achieve
Project Success with Sponsorship and Clear Vision
February 6, 2004 - Elizabeth and Richard Larson’s
Strategies column appeared in the Twin Cities
Business Journal on February 6th. The column
entitled Achieve
Project Success with Sponsorship and Clear Vision
identified five of the major factors attributing
to project success:
- Acquire Project Sponsorship
- Support Project Management
- Articulate & Link Business
Need to Vision
- Define a Clear Project Plan
- Match Changes to Vision
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Announcing
New Acquisition
January 9, 2004 - Watermark Learning recently announced the expansion of
its Requirements Analysis training with the acquisition of Denning Training
Services. Denning’s Entity Relationship Modeling for Windows (ERwin)
curriculum is being integrated into Watermark Learning Requirements Analysis
courses including Data Modeling, Advanced Data Modeling and Data Modeling
for Business Clients.
This announcement received coverage in the
Minneapolis Star Tribune, Saint Paul Pioneer
Press, Twin Cities Business Journal and Certification
Magazine. |
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