Build Exercises
Each lesson includes a hands-on build exercise. These are actual projects you can build to cement your understanding of each concept.
Domain 1: Solution Design & Architecture
6 exercises
1.1 Translating Business Problems into Claude Solutions1.2 End-to-End Architectures and Feedback Loops1.3 Selecting Architectural Patterns1.4 Multi-Agent Systems and Orchestration1.5 Decomposition Techniques for Complex Problems1.6 Aligning Solutions to Business Value Pillars
Domain 2: Claude Models, Prompting & Context Engineering
5 exercises
2.1 Selecting Claude Models on Trade-Offs2.2 System Prompts, Templates, and Guardrails2.3 Zero-Shot, Few-Shot, and Chain-of-Thought2.4 Optimising Context Windows and Token Usage2.5 Prompt Reuse: Caching, Modular Prompts, and Skills
Domain 3: Integration
8 exercises
3.1 Capability Bloat and Least-Privilege Configuration3.2 Authentication, Authorisation, and the Gaps Between3.3 Accuracy–Latency Trade-offs3.4 Observability and Monitoring at Scale3.5 RAG Pipeline Design: Chunking and Indexing3.6 Matching Retrieval to Data Shape and Query Pattern3.7 Choosing the Integration Mechanism3.8 Progressive Discovery vs Monolithic Context
Domain 4: Evaluation, Testing & Optimisation
6 exercises
4.1 Defining Evaluation Metrics4.2 Designing Evaluation Datasets and Test Frameworks4.3 A/B Testing and Iterative Improvement4.4 Diagnosing Prompt Failure, Hallucination, and Model Mismatch4.5 Optimising Token Usage, Latency, and Cost-Performance Trade-offs4.6 Monitoring System Performance in Production
Domain 5: Governance, Safety & Risk Management
5 exercises
5.1 Guardrails, Safety Controls, and the Surface a Risk Belongs To5.2 Risks, Limitations, and the Failure Modes That Stay Silent5.3 Human-in-the-Loop Validation: Placement, Pattern, and Proof5.4 Regulatory Compliance as an Architecture Constraint5.5 Ethical AI: Bias, Fairness, and Transparency
Domain 6: Stakeholder Communication & Lifecycle Management
5 exercises
6.1 Structured Discovery and Requirement Gathering6.2 Communicating Architectural Decisions and Trade-offs6.3 Expectation Alignment and Service-Level Commitments6.4 Documentation and Implementation Guidance6.5 Supporting the Lifecycle Phases
Domain 7: Developer Productivity & Operational Enablement
3 exercises
7.1 Team Tooling Configuration: Guidance Versus Enforcement7.2 AI-Assisted Developer Workflows: Measure the Work, Package the Practice7.3 Debugging and Operational Resolution: Evidence Before Change