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Top 5 Reasons Organizations Should Support Certifications
Agile, Business Analysis, Certification, Project Management, Watermark Learning

Top 5 Reasons Organizations Should Support Certifications

Originally published in PM Times on April 25, 2016. There will always be a debate about certifications and whether organizations should support them. Some feel they are an essential and growing part of professional life. Others feel a credential does not make a practitioner a better business analyst, Agilist, or project manager. Both sides have a

What's New in our CBAP v3 Training Materials
Business Analysis, CBAP, CCBA, Certification, Watermark Learning

What’s New in our CBAP v3 Materials

Watermark Learning has started launching new CBAP v3 materials prior to IIBA’s changeover of the v3.0 exams in September. The new BABOK 3.0 has new certification levels, changes to most Knowledge Areas, and the addition of 16 new techniques. The BA Core Concept Model™ (BACCM) and an all-new section containing five perspectives on Business Analysis has also been added. With that

Business Analysis Toolkit Models Part 2
Business Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Watermark Learning

BA Toolkit: Top Models for Complete Requirements Analysis Webinar Q&A – Part 2

Thank you to everyone who attended the “BA Toolkit: Top Models for Complete Requirements” webinar, hosted by Elizabeth Larson, PMP, CBAP, CSM, PMI-PBA. If you missed it or would like to review, check out the recording. There were so many really wonderful, thought-provoking questions on the BA Toolkit: Top Models for Complete Requirements webinar that I decided there was too

The Entrepreneurial BA Practitioner Part 5
Business Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Watermark Learning

The Entrepreneurial BA Practitioner Part 5: More Thoughts on How Business Analysts Can Help Innovate

Originally published in BA Times on January 25, 2016. In past articles in this series, we covered topics such as the similarity between business analysis practitioners and entrepreneurs and the types and stages of entrepreneurialism. In part 4, we focused on innovation and entrepreneurship and suggested that we could contribute to innovation in our organizations

BA Toolkit Part 1
Business Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Watermark Learning

BA Toolkit: Top Models for Complete Requirements Analysis Webinar Q&A – Part 1

Thank you to everyone who attended the “BA Toolkit: Top Models for Complete Requirements” webinar, hosted by Elizabeth Larson, PMP, CBAP, CSM, PMI-PBA. If you missed it or would like to review, check out the recording. In the webinar, our expert host covered the top models business analysis practitioners can use in their “toolkit” for complete requirements analysis. Each

Seven Trends in Business Analysis 2016
Agile, Business Analysis, Project Management, Watermark Learning

Seven Trends in Business Analysis, Project Management, and Agile for 2016

Originally published in BA Times on January 18, 2016. Each year, since 2009, we have enjoyed reflecting on what’s happened the previous year in the areas of business analysis and project management (including Agile), and making predictions for the upcoming year. To summarize the trends we saw in 2015: Focus on entrepreneurship and innovation, including distributed leadership

Organizational Innovation is Drive by Business Analysis
BA Training, Business Analysis, Watermark Learning

Organizational Innovation is Driven by Business Analysis: Interview with Elizabeth Larson

During PMI’s 2015 Global Congress, Elizabeth Larson, CBAP, PMP, CSM, PMI-PBA was asked to do an interview to discuss her paper and presentation “I Don’t Have Time to Innovate: I’m Too Busy Doing Business Analysis” (co-written with Richard Larson). Cornelius Fichtner of PM Podcast and Elizabeth Larson of Watermark Learning Everyone seems to be talking about the importance of organizational