Where to go next
Your headcount and goal decide the route
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One or a few people learning the theory
Public courses (training.tech-kai.com)
Scrum Alliance® certified, Certified LeSS, Systems Thinking and more
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A team or department learning together
In-house training
Certified courses held privately, or training customized to your needs
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Stuck in practice
Coaching
Working alongside Product Owners, Scrum Masters, developers and executives
The first consultation is free. Not sure which route? Contact us.
Three questions
The three questions your organization will ask — answered first
Different roles need different answers. Start from your own question, whether you are the person in charge, the budget holder or the decision-maker.
For the person in charge HR, L&D, DX leads, engineering managers
Does this fit our situation? Where do we start?
- Does it fit our situation?
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Pick the closest of the three starting points below.
See the starting points - Where do we start?
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The first consultation and needs assessment are free.
Contact Us - How much effort is involved?
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Five steps: inquiry → needs assessment → proposal and quote → contract → start.
See how it works (three models)
For budget holders Department heads, finance, procurement
How do we budget for it? Can we start small?
- How do we estimate the cost?
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We listen to your challenges and goals first, then propose within your budget. Pricing is quoted individually.
See the three models - Can we start small?
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If one or a few people want to learn the theory, start with a public course.
See public courses (training.tech-kai.com) - Can public subsidies apply?
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Some clients have used public training subsidies for our courses.
Eligibility and application procedures should be confirmed with your regional Labour Bureau or a licensed labor and social security attorney. We do not guarantee that a subsidy will be granted.
MHLW guide to employment-related subsidies (in Japanese)
For decision-makers Executives, business owners, heads of HR
Why invest in people now? Can we trust them with this?
- Why invest in people now?
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Investment in development and the working environment is something employees can read as a sign that they are valued.
Read: investing in people - How is this different from the latest method?
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Established theory is the foundation; Scrum, LeSS and AI adoption are applications of it.
See the theoretical background - Can we trust them?
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Over 20 years of Agile and Scrum practice, over 450 client companies, and more than 16,000 graduates of Scrum Alliance® certified training.
About us
Where are you now?
Choose your starting point from your situation
Non-IT companies, companies uneasy with IT and AI, and strong engineering organizations alike. Choose by situation, not by industry.
Uneasy with IT and AI
We start from the situations in your everyday work, not from jargon — so that people in non-IT teams use the tools rather than being used by them.
- Best fit
- Theory training (customized)
- Read first
- Organizations where everyone can think
Starting in-house development or DX
Don’t decide team structures on experience and intuition alone. Learn to recognize the problems that structure itself creates.
- Best fit
- Training + hands-on coaching
- Read first
- Deciding organizational structure with theory
Taking a strong engineering organization further
Certified Scrum / LeSS training and coaching for Product Owners, Scrum Masters, developers and executives — to the next stage.
- Best fit
- Hands-on coaching
- Read first
- Coaching
Five pillars
How this differs from the latest method — our five pillars
The foundation is established theory from organization studies, psychology and the science of learning. Scrum, LeSS and AI adoption are leading examples of applying that theory to work.
Organizations where everyone can think
A culture that masters its tools rather than being used by them. Even strong fundamentals rust when unused.
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Deciding organizational structure with theory
Before structures decided on opinion and experience alone repeat the same problems.
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Listen first, then build — three models
Theory training only / hands-on coaching only / both. Within your budget.
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A stronger lineup for development and well-being
Make your investment in people and the workplace visible to employees.
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Theoretical background and sources
Built only on established theory from organization studies, psychology and learning science. No folk laws.
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Track record
Industries we have supported
We have supported clients across a wide range of industries — insurance, energy, manufacturing, printing and information services, internet services, robotics, games, healthcare and more. Our clients are not limited to IT companies.
20+ years
Over 20 years of experience
in Agile and Scrum
450+ companies
Partnering with
over 450 companies
16,000+ trainees
More than 16,000 graduates of
Scrum Alliance® certified training
Context in numbers
The public statistics behind this page
We cite only primary sources from public bodies, and show the denominator, survey year, source and retrieval date for each figure.
Where IT professionals work: Japan vs. the US
IT professionals as share of labor force: Japan 2.2% (2020 Census, 1.2539M/57.674M) vs. US 3.7% (2023 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 5.590M/151.854M)
Shortage of people to lead DX
62.1% of companies in Japan report a "severe shortage" of people to drive digital transformation (FY2023; IPA DX Trends 2024 survey, 1,013 responding companies)
Digital Skill Standards for all business people
IPA published Digital Skill Standards (DSS) ver. 2.0 on 16 April 2026. The DX Literacy Standard is defined as skills that all business persons should acquire. Notes on generative AI were added to the existing standard in August 2023 and July 2024.
Employees form a perception of how much the organization values their contribution and cares about their well-being.
Eisenberger et al. 1986 (perceived organizational support)
Sources for other claims are listed at the end of each page and on the sources page. Theoretical background and sources
We Promote Improvement
The first consultation is free. We listen to your challenges and goals, then propose what fits best.
Get Your Certification
One or a few people? Start with a public course — certified training and Systems Thinking are open for booking.