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 Duration 7 hours

Course Outline

The Forward Deployed Model

  • The role's origins at Palantir.
  • Forward deployed teams at OpenAI, Anthropic, and major service firms.
  • Distinguishing this role from consulting and solutions architecture.
  • Key performance indicators for forward deployed engineers.

The Deployment Gap

  • Reasons why pilots often fail to reach production.
  • The distinction between technical capability and organisational readiness.
  • Indicators of deployments that lack scalability.
  • The business impact of stalled pilot projects.

The Engagement Lifecycle

  • The cycle: Discover, prototype, validate, launch, and scale.
  • Entry and exit criteria for each phase.
  • Establishing cadence and decision-making authority with clients.
  • Documenting assumptions and unresolved questions.

Working Within the Client Organisation

  • Mapping stakeholders from end-users to executives.
  • Navigating access requests, security reviews, and environmental constraints.
  • Building trust with both technical and business teams.
  • Managing expectations during scope changes.

Outcomes, Handover, and Scaling

  • Defining success using the client's own metrics.
  • Transitioning ownership to internal engineering and platform teams.
  • Converting repetitive tasks into reusable assets.
  • Documenting failure patterns to improve future engagements.

Requirements

  • Professional experience delivering software, data, or integration projects.
  • Practical working knowledge of cloud platforms and API-based integrations.
  • Prior exposure to client-facing technical responsibilities.

Target Audience

  • Engineers transitioning into forward deployed engineering positions.
  • Solutions architects and technical consultants.
  • Delivery leads and engineering managers cultivating embedded service practices.
  • Product engineers engaging directly with enterprise clients.

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  • Customized Content: We adapt the syllabus and practical exercises to the real goals and needs of your project.
  • Flexible Schedule: Dates and times adapted to your team's agenda.
  • Format: Online (live), In-company (at your offices), or Hybrid.
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Price per private group, online live training, starting from 1300 € + VAT*

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