Implementation SprintsTurn learning into operational results.
Learning creates awareness. Implementation creates results. FocusIn Sprints place an experienced facilitator alongside your team to accelerate improvement, develop capability, and establish the routines needed to sustain progress.
Built for: organizations ready to move from learning to implementation Format: on-site workshops, coaching, and implementation support Outcome: measurable progress, capability growth, and a practical roadmap
Business Priority
Focus on one critical challenge such as daily management, problem solving, leadership routines, flow improvement, or capability development.
Side-by-Side Coaching
A FocusIn facilitator works directly with leaders and teams to apply concepts in the real work environment.
Sustainable Progress
Clear ownership, operating routines, performance measures, and next-step plans that continue after the sprint ends.
The gapMost improvement efforts don't fail because of knowledge. They fail in execution.
Most teams leave inspired and aligned. The challenge is turning that momentum into daily routines, accountability, and measurable improvement.
Momentum stalls.
Teams leave energized, but without ownership, structure, and follow-through, improvement efforts lose traction.
Priorities compete.
Improvement competes with urgent operational demands. Teams need focus and facilitation to make meaningful progress.
Routines are not installed.
Sustainable improvement requires daily management, leader standard work, problem solving, and coaching routines practiced in the real work environment.
What a sprint isA practical engagement built around one business priority.
FocusIn Sprints help leaders and teams move from discussion to action. Working alongside your team on-site, we combine coaching, workshops, and practical implementation support to accelerate progress on a specific operational challenge.
Clarify the target
Define the problem, align stakeholders, establish success measures, and focus the team on a clear outcome.
See the work
Understand the current reality, identify obstacles, and uncover the root causes limiting performance.
Facilitate workshops
Build practical solutions, operating routines, standards, and improvement plans with the people doing the work.
Support implementation
Establish ownership, coaching routines, metrics, and a clear implementation roadmap that continues after the sprint ends.
Best fitChoose a Sprint when the challenge is implementation.
Sprints are designed for organizations that already know where they want to improve, but need structure, facilitation, and coaching to turn intention into results.
"We know what we should do. We need help making it happen."
“We have one operational priority that needs focused attention.”
“Our team needs support turning ideas into action.”
“We need accountability, ownership, and follow-through.”
“We want to build capability while solving a real business problem.”
Events vs. Bootcamps vs. SprintsEvents create insight. Bootcamps build capability. Sprints drive implementation.
Organizations rarely transform through a single event. Each step serves a different purpose in helping leaders move from awareness to capability to implementation.
| Offer | Best when you need | Primary value | Typical output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event / seminar | Exposure to new ideas, examples, and leadership perspectives. | Insight + inspiration | New thinking, leadership alignment, and identified improvement opportunities. |
| Bootcamp | Shared language, practical skills, and team capability. | Learning + capability | Improvement methods, common framework, and a team ready to begin. |
| Sprint | Implementation support around a specific business challenge. | Execution + results | Installed routines, ownership, measurable progress, and a practical roadmap. |
| Adaptive platform | Sustain and scale progress over time | Sustainment + accountability | Ongoing coaching, leadership support, capability growth, and long-term adoption |
How it worksHow we help teams move from planning to execution.
Every Sprint is tailored to a specific business challenge. While the focus varies, the engagement follows a structured approach designed to build momentum, capability, and measurable progress.
Typical sprint themesFocused on the operating routines that create progress.
Daily Management System
Build the routines that connect performance, accountability, and daily problem solving.
Leader Standard Work
Create leader routines that reinforce priorities, coaching, and continuous improvement.
Problem Solving / A3
Develop a disciplined approach to identifying problems, addressing root causes, and learning through PDCA.
Value Stream Improvement
Improve flow, reduce delays, and focus improvement efforts on the constraints limiting performance.
People Development Routines
Strengthen the routines leaders use to develop capability and grow problem solvers.
Deployment Planning
Establish ownership, milestones, measures, and a practical roadmap for sustained execution.
What your team leaves withPractical outcomes that support implementation.
A clearly defined business problem, target condition, and implementation objective.
Shared understanding of the current condition, key obstacles, and improvement opportunities.
Documented operating routines, standards, or countermeasures designed with your team.
Practical implementation support as new routines move into operation.
Clear measures of success and a process for tracking progress.
Call to actionChoose one priority. We'll help you build the routines to deliver it.
Book a discovery call to discuss your current opportunity, the business challenge you want to address, and whether an in-person FocusIn Sprint at your facility is the right next step.
What Past Attendees Are Saying...
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I have attended many events in my career, and I can say with certainty that this is the best and most helpful one I have been part of. I highly recommend it to professionals in any industry and to entire groups or teams, if possible.
35
Meeting other practitioners, sharing experience, and going to see with the tours were important elements that made this course high-value for me. Mike brought many key concepts and lessons together that showed how true experts like him apply the Toyota Culture to create daily improvement practices which is the most valuable investment for any organization.
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This is a real “where the rubber meets the road” learning experience. Highly suggested.
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As an individual starting on my lean journey, the learning experience has been invaluable. I’m excited to start my journey with these principles as my foundation. Thank you!
39
This course was great in helping me, as a new leader, understand the principles and how to effectively apply the tools learned. I definitely recommend taking this course, no matter your experience level.
32
Great experience! Very informative, hands-on seminar. Activities to understand and apply principles covered in lectures. Mike is very engaging and open to questions and feedback. Met great people from other industries and was able to learn from them and relate to their problem-solving. Mike takes into consideration specific topics the group wants to cover or situations they would like to address and tailors the course to the needs of the attendees.
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This course offers an abundance of learning and growth opportunities on an organizational level, as well as on the individual level.
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I have earned two engineering degrees and an MBA over the course of my career. I have gone through Lean certifications, and I am a Six Sigma Black Belt… In all those courses, the human element and the culture, which I know are foundational, were briefly glossed over. You guys have the “secret sauce” to true Lean deployment.
38
Absolutely amazing! Coming in I knew the technical side of TPS being in the Toyota family for 15 years but understanding the purpose, why and how to deploy was really eye opening for me. Really one of the best training I have ever received.
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I am leaving the course energized to make a difference in my organization.
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The experiences and insight really helped me to challenge my baseline assumptions about how I think my organization should function. I am returning to work re-motivated to support my teams and create the problem-solving skills that we all want to see.
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Engaging Lean leaders with real-world experience at many levels within the Toyota organization. Their practical knowledge and engaging style drive home the points presented in a way that sticks with the team. Great content presented by outstanding teachers and relevant to any industry.
