Mountain Goat Software, founded by Mike Cohn, is discontinuing public Scrum and agile training classes after more than two decades. The company is shifting its focus entirely to private client engagements — including private courses, workshops, and follow-through coaching — where teams can work on their actual backlogs, planning challenges, and leadership dynamics. Cohn argues that individual training alone doesn't improve team performance; real change requires working with entire teams and leaders together over time on their specific problems. The company will continue producing free content like blog posts and YouTube videos, and is reorganizing its website around ten topic-based agile guides.
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