Company Timeline

2020

• Project Management Academy Announces New Enterprise Corporate Training Focused Brand Educate 360
• Educate 360 will be the overarching brand for long-standing, industry-leading, and trusted brands: Project Management Academy and Watermark Learning.

2019

• Watermark Learning is acquired by Project Management Academy^® (PMA), bringing a broader course offering, more instructors, & additional resources for our customers!
• Company adds Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) certification training to its Agile course offerings.

2018

2017

• Watermark Learning celebrates 25th anniversary!
• Company launches ECBA™ training, including new ECBA Certificate Preparation classes, an ECBA Online Study Exam, and its How to Talk BA reference book.
• Company launches expanded PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)^® Certification Preparation course and a new PMI-ACP^® Certification Online Study Exam.

2016

• Watermark Learning welcomes Susan Heidorn as Director of Business Solutions.
• Company becomes a BRM Institute^® Authorized Training Organization and begins offering Business Relationship Management Professional (BRMP^®) classes.
• Watermark updates and releases new CBAP products and CCBA products to align with the BABOK Guide v3.

2015

• Watermark Learning becomes a member of the Agile Alliance.
• Company launches expanded Project Management Professional (PMP)^® Certification Boot Camp.
• Watermark becomes a member of the Scrum Alliance.

2014

• Company begins offering in-person classes in the Seattle, Washington area.
• Watermark expands Agile curriculum and announces seven new or revised courses.
• Watermark partners with Italian training firm Initiative to provide CBAP Certification Preparation courses in Italy.
• Watermark Learning publications are made available through Amazon Canada.
• Watermark Learning partners with Smart Gecko and SoftEd to offer our training courses in France and New Zealand, respectively.

2013

• Watermark partners with leading German training firm masVenta to provide Business Analysis courses.
• RBN Consulting enters into an agreement with Watermark Learning to offer our training courses in Brazil.
• Watermark Learning adds five new courses, including BA Bootcamp, Bulletproof Business Cases, and Virtual Teams.

2012

• Company moves to larger headquarters and celebrates 20th anniversary.
• Watermark begins to offer college credit through Concordia University St. Paul for its Project Management, Business Analysis, and Business
• Process Management courses.
• Watermark inaugurates Indian partnership with Vellicate Technologies.
• Watermark Learning teams up with Equinox IT to offer training programs in New Zealand.

2011

• Company moves to larger headquarters and celebrates 20th anniversary.
• Watermark begins to offer college credit through Concordia University St. Paul for its Project Management, Business Analysis, and Business
• Process Management courses.
• Watermark inaugurates Indian partnership with Vellicate Technologies.
• Watermark Learning teams up with Equinox IT to offer training programs in New Zealand.

2010

• Company adds training firm FTI as its training partner in South Africa.
• Company launches its acclaimed CBAP Online Study Exam and PMP^® Certification Online Study Exam; a CCBA Online Study Exam is launched in 2011.
• Watermark Learning offers its first virtual training, delivered live over the internet.

2009

• Watermark Learning promotes Andrea Brockmeier to the position of Director of Project Management.
• Watermark releases version 2 of its CBAP Certification Study Guide to complement BABOK^® Guide version 2.0.
• Company adds Business Intelligence Requirements Analysis to its offerings.
• Company releases its book Requirements Management, Part 1: Requirements Planning.

2008

• Company begins teaching its first Agile training courses.
• Watermark is officially certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (2008-2019).
• Company is granted a Provisional Private School License from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.

2007

• Company begins teaching CBAP^® Certification Preparation classes.
• Watermark Learning releases its first CBAP^® Certification Study Guide.

2006

• Watermark Learning becomes a charter Endorsed Education provider of the IIBA^®.

2004

• Watermark acquires Denning Training.
• Company begins offering Masters and other certificate programs through Auburn University.

2001

• Company changes name to Watermark Learning.
• Company moves to new, larger headquarters outside Minneapolis, MN, USA.

2000

• Company begins teaching PMP Certification Boot Camp classes.
• Watermark acquires Lancom training company.

1999

• Watermark Learning becomes an inaugural PMI^® Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.)
• Chris Anderson becomes Vice President of Watermark Learning.

1997

• Company moves to its first headquarters.

1996

• Elizabeth Larson joins company as a full-time principal, after part-time status.
• First Project Management and Business Process Management courses offered.

1993

• First Business Analysis classes offered.

1993

• Company is founded on March 2nd by Richard Larson.
• Company started as Watermark Technical Services.