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.