MGS Essentials

MGS Essentials is your personal toolkit for doing agile better, with resources that help you and your team move faster, plan smarter, and deliver more value.

MGS Essentials

Everything you need in one place—free

After years of helping teams through books, training, and templates, I wanted to make it easier for you to get everything you need in one place. So we built something new. It’s called Mountain Goat Essentials—and it’s completely free.

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AI Tools

Split stories, plan sprints, get coachign

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Training Videos

Scrum Foundations, Let Go of Knowing, and more.

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Downloads and Templates

All in one places.

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Planning Poker®

Up to 7 players.

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Lean Coffee Meetups

Connect with other practitioners.

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30+ Webinars

Archived recordings with guest experts.

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Weekly Tips Archived

Mike's full archive of weekly tips, going back 10 years.

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PDUs/SEUs

7 presentations worth 1 PDU/SEU each.

The MGS AI Toolkit

The MGS AI Toolkit includes:

  • 24x7 agile coaching

  • Story splitting

  • Backlog item generation

The 24x7 coaching is based on my writing—courses, books, blog posts, email tips, and more.

Try the AI Toolkit Free

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