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modeling is for everyone
Business Analysis, Elicitation, Watermark Learning

Modeling is for Everyone

On this page: What is a Model? Benefits of Modeling Types of Models The Iterative Nature of Elicitation and Modeling Modeling and the Project Professional Modeling is one of the most important practices for any project professional. As the adage states, “A picture is worth 1000 words.” Models allow us to better understand the stakeholder needs and provide […]

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

It's Conference Season 2014!
Business Analysis, Project Management, Watermark Learning

It’s Conference Season 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

3 Take Aways from PMI’s Pulse of the Profession Requirements Management
Project Management, Requirements, Requirements Analysis, Watermark Learning

3 Take Aways from PMI’s Pulse of the Profession: Requirements Management

A planned requirements approach is essential to a successful and smooth-running project.  Just like the project itself needs a project plan, the requirements process needs a requirements plan.  This necessity has been recognized most recently in PMI’s 2014 Pulse of the Profession: Requirements Management – A Core Competency for Project and Program Success. According to

Business Analysis & Project Management in Collaboration in Slovenia
Business Analysis, IIBA, Project Management, Watermark Learning

Business Analysis & Project Management in Collaboration in Slovenia

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

Share your classroom experience
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Share your Classroom Experience!

Share your Experience with us from classes in Business Analysis Training, Project Management, Agile Training and more! We love hearing comments from students! We receive most through email but did you know you can leave a testimonial or other comment using our Training Management System? It involves a few steps, but they are quick and easy.

Are You a Giver or a Taker
Project Management, Watermark Learning

Are You a Giver or a Taker?

As a project manager, are you more of a giver or a taker? I would guess that most PMs see themselves as givers more than takers.  After all, stakeholders don’t come to us bearing gifts; they come to us bearing requests. Much of our job is about providing stakeholders with things they need. We engage in