"The Seven Deadly Sins of Project Management" PMI Webinar with Mike Cohn of Mountain Goat Software

Online, January 9, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Mike Cohn will present a webinar for the Project Management Institute's Agile Community of Practice. Cohn's "The Seven Sins of Project Management" will be broadcast February 11, 2011 at noon eastern. The 1 hour webinar is free to members of PMI. Participants can register at the PMI website (http://agile.vc.pmi.org/Webinars.aspx).

"We are excited to have someone with Mike's expertise delivering one of our webinars," says Jesse Fewell, founder of the PMI Agile Community of Practice. "Mike will explain how agile teams avoid vices such as gluttony, sloth, lust and opaqueness. Mike's background in both traditional and agile project management [http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/topics/agile-project-management] gives our members a unique perspective on the agile approach to managing projects."

The webinar is part of a series of virtual seminars from PMI. These educational offerings are intended to boost knowledge and provide real-world tools for project management professionals.

Cohn had this to say about his upcoming webinar: "I'm happy to be part of the effort to bring agile to the global PMI community. Though many believe that the PMI and agile aficionados are diametrically opposed when it comes to managing projects, I believe that great potential for synergy exists. I look forward to sharing both some agile successes and also some agile failures. It's important to understand that while agile can be a great solution to common project management problems, it is not a cure-all."

The webinar is free and available only to members of PMI and the Agile Community of Practice. Membership options and fees are listed on the PMI website. PMI members can join the Agile Community of Practice at no charge.

"With Mike's reputation, we expect this webinar to fill up fast," Fewell warns. "Space is limited, so sign up early."

Cohn is the owner of Mountain Goat Software, an agile consulting company based in Colorado. Cohn is the author of several popular books on agile project management including Succeeding with Agile: Software Development using Scrum, Agile Estimating and Planning, and User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development. Cohn offers training and consulting services throughout the US and Europe. He is also the editor of an agile book series for Addison-Wesley and is the Chairman of the Scrum Alliance Board of Directors.

About PMI's Agile Community of Practice:
The PMI Agile Community of Practice focuses on delivering knowledge and providing a virtual networking forum for agile practitioners. This includes anyone interested in, working in, or impacted by developments in the collection of good practices, principles and techniques in agile project management.

For more information, please visit http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com, http://www.mountaingoatsoftare.com/company/about-mike-cohn, http://www.pmi.org/Get-Involved/Communities-of-Practice/Agile.aspx, and http://agile.vc.pmi.org/Webinars.aspx.

Media contact: Laura Cohn, [email protected]