Finnish Design Shop is an internationally operating e-commerce company whose digital platform has been developed continuously over the years. As the next step in its evolution, the company wanted to move toward an AI-native and agentic software development model — one where AI is not just a tool, but an integrated and active part of the development process.
The Starting Point
Finnish Design Shop's objectives were to:
Understand what AI-native development means in practical terms
Adopt AI agents in a controlled and sustainable way
Ensure that new tools and practices support code quality and long-term maintainability
This was not about experimentation. It was about making a structured and strategic shift in how software is built.
Our Approach
We delivered a two-part training and workshop engagement.
1. AI Ready Engineer Training
In the first phase, we worked in a controlled and prepared environment. The focus was to:
Learn how to use AI agents and supporting tools in a structured manner
Understand the methods behind agentic development
Establish sustainable ways of working with AI as part of daily development
The emphasis was on responsible, repeatable, and production-grade use of AI agents.
2. Production Code Workshop
On the second day, we shifted directly to the customer’s own production codebase.
We applied the learnings from the first day in practice
Identified how the existing codebase could be evolved to become more AI-ready
Built concrete operating models that the team could continue using independently
This ensured that the engagement moved beyond theory and immediately translated into real development work.
The Outcome
As a result, the Finnish Design Shop development team gained:
A clear understanding of AI-native development
Hands-on experience applying AI agents to production code
The capability to improve productivity and development speed using AI agents
The confidence to continue evolving their e-commerce platform using an agentic development model
The transition to AI-assisted and agentic development did not remain at a strategic level — it became practical, day-to-day execution.
