Six chapters
What happens, who it's for, what it requires from you and what it costs
Each chapter has a short video and the same content as text. Go through them in order, or jump straight to the question you need answered.
After these chapters you'll know
- what Learning Sprint is and what it's good for
- how a sprint runs from discovery to reflection
- what's needed from participants, the team lead and the organisation
- how the price is formed and how the offer is put together
- how success is verified and what happens next
1 / 6What is Learning Sprint?
Learning Sprint is team-specific coaching in which one team learns one skill area in its own work. The coach is an experienced practitioner in the field, and the workshops practise things that go into use the next day.
A sprint isn't a course that everyone takes alone. It's a shared period for the team, with discovery, a kick-off, workshops and a retrospective. The content is built around the team's goals, not a ready-made course outline.
The skill area can be almost anything where the team needs to move forward quickly:
- GenAI and language models
- AI for developers
- Python and AI
- Microsoft Copilot
- Cloud development
- Kubernetes
- DevOps
- C++
- Golang
- Cybersecurity
- Data protection
- Quality management
- Product management
- Technology leadership
- Team development
- Organisational change
- Leading learning
- Coaching
- Communication
- Agile business
The list isn't exhaustive. See the topics by group.
Video transcript
When a team's role changes or a new technology comes in, courses that everyone takes on their own rarely change how the team actually works. Learning Sprint is a team's own coaching programme for one thing. Not a course everyone takes alone, but a few weeks in which the whole team learns the same thing in their own work. The coach is an experienced practitioner in the field, and the workshops practise things that go into use the very next day. The topic could be a programming language, cloud, AI, product ownership, or a new way of working together. The content is built around your goals.
Learning Sprint fits when the team has a shared reason to learn: a role is changing, a new technology is coming in, or a way of working is changing. Then learning has a target, and the workshops can practise exactly that.
- data analysts moving into a Data Product Owner role
- a development team adopting a new language or platform
- consultants who need AI skills for client work
- a team learning a new way of working together
A sprint isn't the best choice if the need concerns one person, or if the goal is a general briefing. Then an online course or AI Tasonnosto may be a better fit.
- Team lead
- Does the team have one shared skills need that you can name in one sentence?
- HR and L&D
- Does the need suit a sprint, or is it better handled with a course or a broader programme?
For decision-makers
Video transcript
A sprint fits when the team has a shared reason to learn right now. A role is changing, or a new technology or way of working is coming in. Then learning has a clear target, and the workshops can practise exactly that. For example, data analysts moving into product owner roles, or a development team adopting a new language. I'll also say plainly when a sprint isn't the best choice: if the need concerns one person, or if you want a general briefing. Then an online course or AI Tasonnosto is a better fit. I'd rather tell you that now than afterwards.
A sprint has three phases. Everything is built around the team's own work, and the coach takes care of the preparation so the team's workload stays reasonable.
01Discovery
- Pre-survey
- Discovery interviews
- Review of results
- Workshop planning
02Delivery
- Kick-off
- Workshop 1
- Workshop 2
- Workshop 3
- Workshop 4
- Workshop 5
03Reflection
- Retrospective
- Post-survey
- Review of results
The number and length of the workshops are agreed based on discovery; typically there are three to five. A sprint can be run remotely, on-site or as a mix of both. You can meet the coach before the project starts.
Video transcript
A sprint has three phases. First, discovery: a pre-survey, a few interviews and a review of the results, which the workshops are planned from. Then delivery: a joint kick-off and the workshops, typically three to five. Finally, reflection: a retrospective, a post-survey and a review of the results together with you. The coach takes care of the preparation so the team's own workload stays reasonable, and you can meet the coach before anything is decided.
A sprint works when the team has time and permission to learn. In practice, we need the following from you:
- participants' time for the workshops and for practice in between, typically 1–3.5 hours a week
- the team lead's involvement in discovery and the retrospective
- a few interviews during discovery
- one contact person who agrees the schedule and practical arrangements
The most common reason a sprint stalls halfway
The workshops get booked, but no time is left for practice in between. Book the practice time in your calendars at the same time as the workshops.
- Team lead
- Can you take part in discovery and the retrospective, and keep the practice time in the team's calendar?
- Participant
- The workshops use exercises that mirror your own work. There's little pre-work, but set aside time for practice.
For decision-makers
Video transcript
A sprint works when the team has time and permission to learn. In practice, we need four things from you: participants' time for the workshops and for practice in between, the team lead's involvement in discovery and the retrospective, a few interviews at the start, and one contact person who agrees the schedule. The most common reason a sprint stalls halfway is that the workshops get booked, but no time is left for practice in between. Book the practice time in your calendars at the same time as the workshops.
Learning Sprint has no list price, because each delivery is built around the team's needs. The offer is made after an initial conversation, and it shows what the price is made of:
- scope of discovery: the number of interviews and surveys
- number and length of workshops
- the coach and any one-to-one coaching
- number of participants
- the TAIMI platform for materials, tasks and the tutor, if you want learning to continue after the sprint
We tell you the price directly and explain it. The first discovery conversation is free. If the decision feels big, start with one team and a shorter sprint.
- Management and finance
- Compare the price with what the team's current way of learning costs: external courses, self-study time, and skills that never get put to use.
- HR and L&D
- Ask for an itemised offer, so you can compare it with other ways of delivering the same thing.
For decision-makers
Video transcript
A sprint has no list price, because it's built around the team's needs. The price depends on the scope of discovery, the number and length of workshops, the coach, the number of participants, and whether you want to continue learning on the TAIMI platform after the sprint. We make an offer after an initial conversation, itemised so you can compare it with other options. The fair comparison is what slow learning costs: the weeks the team keeps working the old way, or waits for skills to build up by themselves. If the decision feels big, start with one team.
The sprint starts with a pre-survey and ends with a post-survey. In the retrospective, the team goes through what changed in their own work, and we review the results together with you. Finally, you get a final report, the materials and recommendations for next steps.
If you want learning to continue, the sprint's materials and tasks can move to the TAIMI platform, where the tutor supports review and completions show up in reporting.
Prepare for the first conversation. Write down:
- the team and the number of participants
- the skill area in one sentence
- what the team should be able to do after the sprint
- the preferred timing
- the contact person on your side
With this information, we can propose a coach and the scope of the sprint.
Video transcript
The sprint starts with a pre-survey and ends with a post-survey. In the retrospective, the team goes through what changed in their own work, and we review the results together. If you want learning to continue, the materials and tasks can move to the TAIMI platform, where the tutor supports review and completions show up in reporting. For the next conversation, it's enough to write down the team, the skill area in one sentence, what the team should be able to do after the sprint, the preferred timing and the contact person. With that, we can propose a coach and a scope.
