LangOps Institute Launches Sprint25

Berlin, January 2026 - The LangOps Institute has announced the launch of Sprint25, the first structured 25-week transformation program designed specifically to help Language Service Providers (LSPs) and Language Departments reinvent themselves in an AI-driven market and become Content & Knowledge Companies (CKCs) - the emerging strategic category defined by the LangOps Maturity Index™ (LMI). LangOps is becoming the operating system for global content in more and more enterprises.

As automation accelerates and translation becomes increasingly commoditized, the traditional LSP business model is under unprecedented pressure. Sprint25 provides providers with a clear, guided pathway to reposition their operations, build new capabilities, and align with enterprise expectations that now demand integration, intelligence, governance, and measurable business outcomes.

The LSP Market Is at a Turning Point

Generative AI and enterprise automation have fundamentally altered how content is created, reused, governed, and understood. Market demands have shifted from word rate or turnaround speed to operational maturity, platform readiness, and the ability to support global content ecosystems.

"LSPs are now fighting against irrelevance rather than just each other," stated Arthur Wetzel, CEO of the LangOps Institute. "The companies that adapt into new roles - providers that coordinate knowledge, data, content, and AI throughout the enterprise - will endure the next decades. To transform for the better, they now have the road map provided through Sprint25.“

The majority of LSPs function between Horizons 1 (Linguistic Operations) and 2 (Process Intelligence), per the LMI. Sprint25 is engineered to guide them toward Horizon 4 and Horizon 5, where true enterprise value emerges.

Sprint25: The Only Codified Transformation Path for LSPs

Sprint25 is structured as a 25-week maturity journey, aligned with the five Horizons of the LangOps Maturity Index™:

H1 - Linguistic Operations
Tactical delivery, fragmented workflows.

H2 - Process Intelligence
Standardisation, automation, stable throughput.

H3 - Content Orchestration
Integrations, continuous flows, platform readiness.

H4 - Global Content
Governed, structured assets; metadata and taxonomies.

H5 - Content & Knowledge Company (CKC)
The LSP becomes a multilingual knowledge engine powering enterprise growth.

Each weekly sprint produces a concrete deliverable - from workflows and governance models to metadata frameworks, automation logic, commercial repositioning, and productization.

“Sprint25 creates the internal machinery CKCs require – fully functional and hands onand in the real operation of the business,” said Diego Cresceri, Advisor  at the LangOps Institute. “It is the first transformation program built from the ground up for providers.”

Why LSPs Need Sprint25 Now

LSPs joining Sprint25 typically face challenges such as:

• Margin pressure and commoditization
• Overdependence on production revenue
• Lack of productization and specialization
• Limited automation and weak platform integration
• No enterprise-grade governance
• No structured value narrative
• Incomplete AI readiness
• Inability to participate in enterprise content architectures

Sprint25 addresses all of these systematically - turning LSPs into partners who can support AI-enabled global content operations.

Program Highlights

Full LMI Maturity Assessment 
Maps the provider’s current Horizon and capability gaps.

25 Weekly Sprints
Each sprint delivers a transformation artefact - workflows, SOPs, governance, productisation, dashboards, value narratives, pricing frameworks, terminology systems, metadata models, and cross-functional orchestration logic.

Commercial & Positioning Toolkit
Designed to help LSPs move from commodity services to value-driven CKC offerings.

Certification & Registry Listing 
Graduates will be certified and listed as “Transforming LSPs” in the LangOps Institute’s global maturity registry.

Spaces are limited to preserve transformation depth. LSPs interested in assessing their maturity level or joining the next Sprint25 cohort can apply via:
www.langops.institute/sprint25
info@langops.institute

About the LangOps Institute

The LangOps Institute is the independent transformation and research body dedicated to advancing language as enterprise infrastructure. Its frameworks, including the LangOps Maturity Index™, define the global standard for modern language operations and guide both providers and enterprises toward measurable, AI-enabled business outcomes.