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Associate and Masters Certificate Programs

/ November 6, 2015

Auburn University has been Watermark Learning’s academic partner since 2004, providing endorsement for our certificate programs in Business Analysis, Project Management, Business Process Management, and Agile. We currently offer the following certificate programs: https://www.watermarklearning.com/about/auburn-certificate-programs Watermark Learning recently had Auburn University’s Marketing Director in Engineering Outreach and Continuing Education, Wanda Lambert, in for a visit and to […]

Agile, Business Analysis, Scrum

Why Should the Business Care About Agile?

/ October 22, 2015

In mid-September, Mike Stuedemann, Certified Scrum Trainer and Agile Coach, hosted a webinar entitled, “Why Should the Business Care About Agile?” To listen to the webinar, please click here. While a number of questions were addressed during the webinar, the time-box did not allow all of the questions to be answered. This blog is an

Babok Version 3 vs 2 Taming the New Guide

BA Center of Excellence, BA Training, BABOK® Guide, Business Analysis, Watermark Learning

BABOK Version 3 vs. Version 2 – Taming the New Guide

/ September 24, 2015

The IIBA® has produced an important update to its definitive Business Analysis Body of Knowledge, the BABOK® Guide. Released in April 2015, the BABOK Guide includes major upgrades, ranging from the BA Core Concept ModelTM (BACCM), to changes to most Knowledge Areas, the addition of 16 new techniques, and the addition of an all-new section containing five perspectives on

Business Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Watermark Learning

The Entrepreneurial BA Practitioner Part 4: How Business Analysis Helps Innovation

/ June 3, 2015

So, you don’t think you are an entrepreneur? How business analysis helps innovation. You might think you are not going to start a company or build a business from the ground up. Maybe you don’t want to risk your livelihood or work crazy hours or wear multiple hats like an entrepreneur does. We suggest you

Business Analysis, Project Management

What the 2015 Trends Mean For Business Analysis and Project Management

/ February 11, 2015

In January we wrote an article like we do every year about the upcoming trends in business analysis and project management: Distributed leadership Design Schizophrenic approach to certification Innovation and entrepreneurship Changing culture through Agile team training Balance in project governance Making Agile work for organizations In our latest article, featured on Project Times, we

Business Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Project Management, Watermark Learning

The Entrepreneurial BA Practitioner Part 1

/ October 27, 2014

What do Business Analysis and Entrepreneurship Have in Common? If you are a BA, you may be wondering about your career options. To be honest, we all do that, but I tend to hear about career concerns from business analysts more than anyone. Should we aspire to be project managers when we grow up? That

Business Analysis, Project Management, Watermark Learning

It’s Conference Season 2014!

/ September 5, 2014

Fall is coming up quickly, and that means it’s national conference season! We find national conferences to be a great way to improve your skills and to grow you network. These are valuable to both individual practitioners and organizations. Admittedly, getting approval and funding to attend can be a bit tricky. Hopefully we can help

Business Analysis, IIBA, Project Management, Watermark Learning

Business Analysis & Project Management in Collaboration in Slovenia

/ July 2, 2014

IIBA Slovenia Business Analysis Conference – June 2014 Elizabeth and I were fortunate to be in Slovenia on vacation this summer when the IIBA Slovenia chapter was holding a business analysis conference on Synergies – The Future of Business. We previously met and became friends with the IIBA Slovenia chapter president, Aleš Štempihar, at the 2013 BBC conference in

Agile, Business Analysis, Project Management, Scrum, Watermark Learning

Scrum Aids Project Planning

/ July 1, 2014

Key Components of Scrum What do product backlog, story points, and velocity have in common? They are all components of Scrum, an Agile framework, that allow us to estimate how much can be delivered in any given time frame. First, I will outline some basic definitions, and then I will share a real-life practical example

BA Training, Business Analysis, Project Management, Watermark Learning

Project R.E.A.L. Project Management and Business Analysis Training

/ June 30, 2014

Watermark Learning is proud to be a pioneer of live simulation in project management and business analysis training. We have been offering our Project R.E.A.L Live Simulation and helping students apply their skills and build confidence since 2011. In fact, our Project R.E.A.L. course won the PMI Continuing Education Product of the Year award that year. Find out

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