The official Pomodoro® Technique program. 20 weeks. Self-paced. Entirely online. Created by Francesco Cirillo.
$49 / 5 months access
Founding enrollment
Future price: $149
$149 / 5 months access
Founding enrollment
Future price: $499
Setting a timer for 25 minutes is not the Pomodoro® Technique. It's a small piece of it.
The full method — first described in the original book and refined through over 25 years of practice and teaching — is a complete system for planning, estimating, recording, and improving how you work.
This program presents the technique as Francesco teaches it today.
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What Is the Pomodoro® Technique The complete method: values, principles, tools, and processes. Goal: Understand the complete framework — not just the timer. Section: Foundations |
Week 01 |
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When to Use It — and When Not When the Pomodoro® Technique applies and when it doesn't. Goal: Identify which of your activities benefit from the technique. Section: Foundations |
Week 01 |
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Productivity Pillars and Traps How to build a productivity system that works for you with no effort. What happens when you end up working for your system instead. Goal: Identify the pillars that support your productivity and recognize the traps in your current way of working. Section: Foundations |
Week 01 |
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Time as a Predator The inner process. Why time feels threatening and how it drives anxiety, procrastination, and overwork. Turning your relationship with time from enemy into ally. Goal: Recognize how time pressure affects your behavior and identify your patterns. Section: The Pomodoro® Inner Process |
Week 01 |
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Your First Pomodoros The core process applied the way Francesco first used it — all physical: index cards, a mechanical timer, and a pen. This is where you learn to focus — for real. Goal: Complete your first full day using index cards, timer, and paper. Section: The Pomodoro® Core Process |
Week 02 |
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Why Breaks Are Not Optional The Pomodoro® Deep Flow — how the technique supports sustainable effort through breaks. Not sprints. Not burnout. Rhythm. Goal: Establish a sustainable break rhythm and recognize the Pomodoro® Deep Flow in your work. Section: The Pomodoro® Core Process |
Week 02 |
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Interruptions Internal and external interruptions are different problems. Different types require different strategies. The Inform, Negotiate, Call Back approach. Goal: Apply Inform, Negotiate, Call Back to real interruptions for one week. Section: The Pomodoro® Core Process |
Week 03 |
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When Time Runs Out Complex tasks and what happens when time scares us. How to work with tasks that don't fit one Pomodoro® without losing focus or control. Goal: Break down a complex task and complete it across multiple Pomodoros. Section: The Pomodoro® Core Process |
Week 04 |
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Making Work Predictable Estimation: when it's possible, when it's not. Estimating effort in Pomodoros. Why estimates go wrong and how to reduce errors with process — not guessing better, but measuring and adjusting. Goal: Estimate your next day's work in Pomodoros and compare estimates to actuals for one week. Section: The Pomodoro® Core Process |
Week 05 |
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The Records Sheet Tracking your Pomodoros with index cards and the Records Sheet. How to write it, use it, update it, and when. How to extract meaningful information from your own data. Goal: Maintain a Records Sheet for one full week and extract one actionable insight. Section: The Pomodoro® Core Process |
Week 06 |
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Tracking with Pomodoro® Tracker Visualizing your Records Sheet with software. Using Pomodoro® Tracker to see your data and identify patterns you can't see on paper. Goal: Enter one week of data into Pomodoro® Tracker and identify one insight you missed on paper. Section: The Pomodoro® Core Process |
Week 07 |
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The Activity Inventory How to record everything you have to do. Integrating the Activity Inventory into the core process. Goal: Create your Activity Inventory and use it to feed your daily planning. Section: The Pomodoro® Core Process |
Week 08 |
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Seeing How You Work Using AI to analyze your patterns and identify process improvements from your Records Sheet and Pomodoro® Tracker data. Goal: Use AI or Pomodoro® Tracker to identify one concrete process improvement. Section: The Pomodoro® Core Process |
Week 09 |
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The To Do Today Sheet How to decide what to do during the day. How to prioritize. Creating Areas of Time inside the day. Goal: Use the To Do Today Sheet with Areas of Time for five consecutive days. Section: The Pomodoro® Daily Process |
Week 10 |
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Organizing Your Day How to organize a full day with the Pomodoro® Technique. What to do when you need more time to complete one area. Daily breaks. Strategies for daily work. Practice on physical paper for one week. Goal: Complete one full week organized on paper and handle at least one area that ran over. Section: The Pomodoro® Daily Process |
Week 11 |
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The Weekly Timetable How to organize a week. The Pomodoro® Weekly Timetable as a planning tool. Goal: Create your first Weekly Timetable and follow it for one week. Section: The Pomodoro® Weekly Process |
Week 12 |
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Goals and Weekly Strategy Maintenance goals, growth goals, and service goals. Structuring your week to reach your goals. Advanced strategies for weekly planning. Goal: Define your maintenance, growth, and service goals and structure one week around them. Section: The Pomodoro® Weekly Process |
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The Team Process How many Pomodoros for a team. Tools and Pomodoro® rotations. Pomodoro® Working Patterns — pairs, rotations, shared focus. Goal: Apply one Pomodoro® rotation or working pattern with a partner or team. Section: The Pomodoro® Team Process |
Week 14 |
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Daily Practice with Pomodoro® Tracker Managing your Activity Inventory, To Do Today Sheet, and daily organization with software. Goal: Complete one full week managing your day with Pomodoro® Tracker. Section: Pomodoro® Tracker |
Week 15 |
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Weekly and Team Practice with Pomodoro® Tracker Managing your Weekly Timetable and team tracking with software. Goal: Complete one full week managing your weekly plan and team coordination with Pomodoro® Tracker. Section: Pomodoro® Tracker |
Week 16 |
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Mastering the Pomodoro® Technique Pomodoro® challenges and how to overcome them. How to adapt the technique — and when. Making the practice permanent. Goal: Identify one adaptation you made to the technique and explain why it works for your context. Section: Mastering the Pomodoro® |
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Practice and Application No new content. Apply the complete method to your real work, refine your personal system, and complete your assignments. Practice |
Weeks 18–20 |
The Certified path is for people who want evaluated application, not just completion. You do the same program, but you also submit 3 assignments that Francesco reviews personally.
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Applying the Core Process Demonstrate your application of the core process from your real work — focus, breaks, interruption strategies, and what you learned. Section: The Pomodoro® Core Process |
Week 09 |
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Reading Your Weekly Data Submit your Weekly Timetable and Records Sheet with your analysis. Show how you plan, track, and adjust your week using your own data. Section: The Pomodoro® Weekly Process |
Week 15 |
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Your Complete Practice Present your full personal system: Activity Inventory, To Do Today, Weekly Timetable, goals, and how you adapted the technique to your context. Section: Mastering the Pomodoro® |
Week 18 |
Each assignment is reviewed within 15 business days. You receive written feedback. One resubmission is allowed per assignment.
When all 3 assignments pass, you receive the official Certified Pomodoro® Technique Practitioner credential.
Assignments must be submitted within the 5-month access window.
Francesco Cirillo created the Pomodoro® Technique in 1987 and wrote the original book. Over 35 years of teaching, coaching, and refining the method — with the book translated into more than 15 languages.
This program is how he teaches it. Every video, every exercise, every weekly note comes directly from him — the same principles he uses in professional training, structured for self-paced learning.
20 founding spots — both paths combined. One-time payment. Not a subscription. Your 5-month access begins when the program opens on July 27, 2026.
All program content is prerecorded. Watch video lessons, complete exercises, and take quizzes on your own schedule. No fixed class times. Available 24/7 during your access period.
Modules and activities unlock weekly over 20 weeks — so you can focus on one thing at a time. Each week builds on the previous one.
During the founding period, Francesco collects real questions and common mistakes from enrolled students and records practice review videos. These reviews show what people actually do wrong, how to correct it, and how to apply the technique more accurately.
Your progress is always preserved. If you need more time after your 5-month access period, the optional Practice Membership ($19/month) lets you continue where you left off.
Practice Membership gives access to Practitioner materials only. Certification deadlines are not extended.
The Pomodoro® Technique book is not included in this program. Available separately.
2-hour live session — individual or group — to apply the technique to your real context. Set goals, review progress, or refine your practice.
Book separately when you want direct help applying the technique to your context.