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The Benefits of Short Iterations
Agile, Scrum, Watermark Learning

The Benefits of Short Iterations

The Benefits of Short Iterations, or Why Time is Like Closet Space I’ve always used the maxim that time is like closet space – the more you have, the more you fill it up with stuff! (I recently moved to a smaller space and experienced this personally.) Something similar tends to happen with longer iterations […]

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

7 Trends in Business Analysis and Project Management to Watch for in 2012
Agile, Business Analysis, Consulting Skills, Elicitation, Enterprise Analysis, Influencing and Consulting, Organizational Change Mgmt., Planning, Project Management, Requirements Analysis, Scrum, Stakeholders, Use Cases, Virtual Teams, Watermark Learning

7 Trends in Business Analysis and Project Management to Watch for in 2012

The close of one year tends to make one reflect on what has occurred in the past year and ponder the future. Here we ponder some trends in the Project Management and Business Analysis fields for 2012. Here are our top seven predictions for business analysts (BAs) and project managers (PMs) in 2012. 1. Divergence

Why Spend Time on Use Cases in Agile Projects
Agile, Scrum, Use Cases, Use Cases

Why Spend Time on Use Cases in Agile Projects?

Someone at a recent conference asked me how to respond to project stakeholders when they say that Use Cases take too long in an agile environment.  I was presenting a talk on “BA Toolkit for an Agile Project (or any other for that matter).”  Here are my answers with some added depth. (Thanks to Justin

A Heavyweight Fight--Scrum vs. Waterfall Estimating Part 1
Agile, Business Analysis, Estimating and Planning, Planning, Project Management, Scrum, User Stories, Watermark Learning

A Heavyweight Fight–Scrum vs. Waterfall: Estimating Part 1

I think people like a good fight. Certainly the media seems to, not only in the world of politics, but also in the worlds of sports and entertainment to name a few. In the world of business analysis, the current fight seems to pit Agile methods against the Waterfall approach. For the next several blogs we’ll