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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

Resolutions and Retrospectives
Agile, User Stories, Watermark Learning

Resolutions and Retrospectives

It’s that time again – the New Year, when we look back at the past year and think about what we’d like to change in the coming year, much like retrospectives. This act of looking back happens much more frequently on Agile projects, since the Team conducts a retrospective at the end of every iteration.

Entrepreneurial Business Analysis Interview
Watermark Learning

Entrepreneurial Business Analysis Interview with Richard Larson

During PMI’s 2015 Global Congress, Richard Larson, PMP, CBAP, PMI-PBA was asked to do an interview to discuss his paper and presentation “Entrepreneurial Business Analysis Practitioner” (co-written with Elizabeth Larson). Cornelius Fichtner of PM Podcast and Richard Larson of Watermark Learning The paper explores several aspects of entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs and what it means for business analysis.

Career Advice What am I Actually Worth
Career Advancement, Change, Watermark Learning

Career Advice: What Am I Actually Worth?

Guest blogger, Jonathan Brandt, PMP, PMI-ACP, has taken multiple courses through Watermark Learning and recently wrote an article that highlights important factors for when you may need career advice, whether in a job transition or wanting to make a job change. “Dude, where’s my job?” Sliderule Bob is a Senior Applications Designer for Widget-tron, which provides control software written

Associate and Masters Certificate Programs
Agile, BA Training, Business Analysis, Career Advancement, Certification, Project Management, Watermark Learning

Associate and Masters Certificate Programs

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

Putting Your Product Backlog in Order
Agile, Planning, Scrum, Use Cases, Watermark Learning

Putting Your Product Backlog in Order

Earlier versions of Scrum described prioritizing the Product Backlog based on development priority, but the current Scrum Guide just says that it is ordered in order to “best achieve goals and missions” (Scrum Guide, July 2013). Ordering the backlog is the responsibility of the Product Owner, who is also responsible for optimizing the value of the