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In This Issue
Kicking The Hornet's Nest
Top 10 Mistakes To Avoid...
Assumptions are Project Killers!
New CCBA Online Study Exam
IIBA MSP Professional Development Day
Upcoming IIBA Webinars
Denver IIBA Chapter Meeting Winners
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Kicking The Hornet's Nest

by Elizabeth Larson PMP, CBAP, CSM 

 

OK, you Stieg Larsson fans, I'm not Lisbeth Salander, the heroine of the best-selling trilogy. I have neither her wits nor her strength. But  

I have kicked a few hornet's nests in my career. Some of these nests were full of angry hornets and some full of non-aggressive bumblebees. However, every instance reinforced the importance of doing the right thing for the organization, even if it meant getting stung.

 

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Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Earning your CBAP® or CCBA™

 

I've helped many people achieve their CBAP®, and I've seen a number of approaches. Most have been successful I'm happy to say. A few others have not been, either because candidates stressed out or were underprepared... 

 

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Assumptions are Project Killers!

Never Assume 

Let me be candid and up front - I do not like assumptions. Never have, never will. I truly believe that they can be one of the most destructive forces in business analysis...

 

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CCBA Online Study Exam 

launches February 14!

New


With over 750 questions, our new CCBA™ Online Study Exam thoroughly quizzes CCBA™ candidates on all areas of the BABOKâ Guide. This web-based exam preparation tool, just like our popular CBAPâ Online Study Exam, has a warm-up section to ease students into test taking mode, a drills section to thoroughly cover each knowledge area of the BABOKâ, and an exam simulator which models the test experience on the actual exam day.  Each question has detailed answer feedback with reference numbers for the BABOKâ so students know exactly where to go to find additional information on that subject. If you're planning to sit for the CCBA™ exam, this tool is a must have!

 

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Act NowIIBA MSP Professional Development Day Early Bird Rate Ending Soon!
 

Join Watermark Learning on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 for Minneapolis/St. Paul IIBA Professional Development Day.  This year's theme is "The Innovative Business Analyst". Come see who from Watermark Learning will be speaking, and don't forget to stop by our booth and say hello.  Early bird registration ends February 15th so register now!

 

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Upcoming IIBA Webinars

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ABC Authors, Books and Conversations

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 12 - 1 p.m. EST (UTC/GMT -5 hours)
Presented by 
Barbara von Halle and Larry Goldberg, The Decision Model 
 

CEO Screen Side Chat

Monday, February 21, 2011 at 10 - 11 a.m. EST (UTC/GMT -5 hours)
 

Being a BA Series - Technical Excellence

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 12 - 1 p.m. EST (UTC/GMT -5 hours)
 

These webinars are free and are open only to IIBA members.

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Denver IIBA Chapter Meeting Prize Winners

Winner

 

Congratulations to the following Denver IIBA Chapter members who won Watermark Learning prizes at Richard Larson's presentation: CBAP or CCBA: The Foolproof Plan For Passing on January 26, 2011.

 

CBAP® Certification Study Guide - Mary Gay

CBAP® Online Study Exam- Aaron Allard

CBAP® Flashcards - Kimberly Schultz

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CBAP® Online Study Exam

 

"I passed the CBAPâ exam last week! Your questions were very helpful as they gave me the feeling of a real exam (time, difficulty, way of thinking). I appreciated the way the questions were constructed, as their explanations were usually directed to certain chapters in the BABOKâ, so there was little doubt about the correct answer."
 
 

 

- Cristina Gheorghiu, PMP, CBAP, TeamNet International, Romania

 

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