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Top 3 Reasons Companies Struggle with Agile and Scrum
Agile, Scrum, Watermark Learning

Top 3 Reasons Companies Struggle with Agile and Scrum

Agile, as a philosophy, has “crossed the chasm” as organizations seek to respond to dynamic market conditions and fickle, quality-focused customers. While every organization has certainly explored Agile methods to some extent, many continue to struggle with their application and implementation. In this blog, I will explore the top three reasons that these organizations are […]

Webinar Recap Agile Contracts
Agile

Webinar Recap: Agile Contracts

In our March 12 webinar presentation, Agile Contracts, by N.K. Shrivastava we covered many of the essentials for creating and using Agile contracts.   This summary provides an overview of the key take-aways, but you’ll want to view the webinar recording available on demand to get more detailed examples. If you’re new to Agile or missed

What's Wrong With Lessons Learned Sessions
Agile, Project Management

What’s Wrong with Lessons Learned Sessions?

What’s wrong with lessons learned sessions done at the end of a project? If the sentiments of my project management training students are any indication, plenty. The complaints are many and varied: “They take too long and we don’t have time.” “At that point, the project is over so people don’t really care anymore.” “By

Agile Estimating and Planning Q&A
Agile, Estimating and Planning, Watermark Learning

Agile Estimating and Planning Q&A

During our recent  Agile Estimating and Planning webinar, we received many fabulous questions, and we were thrilled by the energy and engagement of the participants! Unfortunately, we were unable to answer all of the questions during the scheduled webinar. So, here we are providing answers to many of the submitted questions that we didn’t have

Webinar Recap Agile Estimating and Planning Best Practices
Agile, Planning, Scrum, Watermark Learning

Webinar Recap: Agile Estimating and Planning Best Practices

Three Agile Planning Horizons Agile estimating and planning involves three “horizons” : Release Plan, around 2-6 months Iteration Plan,  2-4 weeks Daily Plan, every day Below is a brief overview of these horizons, as explained in our latest Watermark Learning webinar: Agile Estimating and Planning Best Practices.  The webinar is now available on demand and it includes

Agile Day Twin Cities 2014 Recap
Agile

Agile Day Twin Cities 2014 Recap

The fourth annual Agile Day Twin Cities was held November 14, 2014, at Target Commons on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. It was a great day of communing with developers, project managers, product owners, executives, business analysts, ScrumMasters, testers, coaches and others working with and learning about agile. Professionals from all points on the doing-to-being

Is a Watermark Learning Certificate Program Right for You
Agile, BA Training, Project Management, Watermark Learning

Is a Watermark Learning Certificate Program Right for You?

Getting your business analysis or project management industry certification is a notable accomplishment for individuals and a benefit to organizations. For organizations it helps promote consistency on projects and shows that practitioners working in the organization have a level-set understanding of important concepts. For individuals, it can make a big difference towards advancing your career.

PMI-ACP Training for Project Professionals
Agile, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®, Project Management, Watermark Learning

PMI-ACP Training for Project Professionals

Why PMI-ACP Training? Today’s businesses are as diverse as the people running them, but they all operate in today’s business environment which is always changing, fast-paced, and customer-driven. In that environment, traditional project management approaches are often too cumbersome to adapt fast-enough to evolving customer needs. For many organizations and project teams, agile offers a