Minneapolis, MN, June 21, 2006 — http://www.watermarklearning.com/businessProcessLdg.html — Watermark Learning, a leader in project management, business analysis and business process modeling training, recently spoke about the necessity of Business Process Modeling (BPM) at the PMI Honolulu Chapter’s Professional Development Day.
Richard Larson, PMP and Watermark Learning Principal, spoke to members of the PMI Honolulu chapter about how they could most efficiently use Business Process Modeling in their organization.
“Watermark Learning is dedicated to providing organizations with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively manage themselves,” said Richard Larson. “Without these skills, organizations are simply unable to adapt to the rapid changes of the business world.”
Watermark Learning believes there are five steps to implementing business process management within an organization:
Watermark Learning insists that the secret to successful business process management lies in the development of mechanisms within an organization that enable easy replication of processes as they are developed.
“Ad hoc process makes replication extremely difficult,” said Richard Larson. “When a process is not repeatable, it is out of control.”
The replication and control mantras touted by business process modeling are helping organizations establish ongoing structured processes that are dedicated to achieving corporate efficiency.
Minneapolis, MN, May 25, 2006 — http://www.watermarklearning.com – Watermark Learning, a leader in business analysis, project management training and skill development, is responding to a recurring dilemma facing project managers and business analysts – how to gather business requirements for a reluctant client or sponsor?
Watermark Learning Co-Principal, Richard Larson, PMP, will deliver a presentation on business requirements analysis at the upcoming Delivering Project Excellence event in Scottsdale, AZ, June 5 – 7, 2006.
“Obtaining customer requirements is one of the most difficult stages of project management,” said Richard Larson. “Oftentimes, customers are reluctant, unavailable or simply unable to define their business requirements.”
Larson will directly address this common dilemma facing project managers and will provides tips on how to respectfully question key stakeholders about their real needs and provide recommendations that best meet their business objectives.
In his presentation “Want to Be a ‘Star’ in Requirements Planning?” Larson will share a set of professional interviewing techniques to help project managers and business analysts properly gather business requirements.
These techniques will include:
• How to summarize your findings & recommendations
• How to feel good about asking questions
• How to get stakeholder buy-in and interest
Minneapolis, MN, March 2, 2006 — Watermark Learning (http://www.watermarklearning.com), a leader in Project Management and Business Analysis skill development, has contributed an article to the academic market’s very first collection of IT project management readings.
“How to Create a Clear Project Plan in Six Easy Steps” written by Watermark Learning Principals, Elizabeth Larson, PMP, and Richard Larson, PMP, appears in the book “Readings in Information Technology Project Management,” by Dr. Gary Richardson and Charles Butlers.
“Creating a clear project plan is one of the most critical phases in project management,” said Richard Larson, Principal, “not only is it the project manager’s roadmap, but it is also a premier communications tool throughout the project.”
“How to Create a Clear Project Plan in Six Easy Steps” outlines the necessary components of project planning:
• Step 1: Explain the project plan to key stakeholders and discuss its key components
• Step 2: Define roles and responsibilities
• Step 3: Develop a Scope Statement
• Step 4: Develop the project baselines
• Step 5: Create baseline management plans
• Step 6: Communicate!
“We were thrilled to be a part of this endeavor,” Elizabeth Larson, Watermark Learning Principal and CEO explains, “Having our article included in such a distinguished piece of literature is greatly rewarding.”
Minneapolis, MN, February 16, 2006 –- http://www.watermarklearning.com – Watermark Learning, a leader in Project Management and Business Analysis skill development, has been selected to speak about project management techniques at the PMI Global Congress Asia Pacific conference, February 29 – March 2, 2006, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Watermark Learning Principals, Elizabeth Larson and Richard Larson, will co-present “It’s Not Like Selling Pots or Pans…or is it?” to an audience of project managers from organizations all around the World. Their presentation outlines how to use industry standard sales techniques to sell Project Management within an organization.
“The need for effective Project Management within an organization is imperative to improve productivity and effectiveness,” said Elizabeth Larson, Watermark Learning Principal & CEO. “However, we find that project management is often overlooked and it therefore becomes necessary to sell the project management concept to upper management.”
Watermark Learning is recognized globally as a thought-leader in business analysis and project management, and is a founding member of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) as well as a Project Management Institute® (PMI) Global Registered Education Provider.
Elizabeth Larson and Richard Larson have over 30 years of experience in the project management industry and have presented to nearly 10,000 people on 3 different continents.
