Trace every FDE phase from discovery to support, with the decisions, handoffs, and operational gates that keep delivery on track
5 sections · 10 lessons
Define the full FDE engagement flow, then convert vague customer asks into measurable outcomes, constraints, and a current-state map.
2 lessonsBuild scope and success criteria, then translate discovery into a target architecture, integration plan, and delivery plan with explicit tradeoffs.
2 lessonsExecute the customer-embedded build, then evaluate readiness for go-live with reliability, security, and supportability gates.
2 lessonsDesign ownership transfer, operate incident response and escalation handling, then close the engagement by measuring outcomes and capturing reusable assets.
3 lessonsConsolidate the lifecycle into a repeatable operating system and identify the next improvements for real engagements.
1 lessonEvery lesson in order.
10 lessons
Forward deployed engineering starts with turning an open-ended customer request into a workable engagement. This course shows how to shape discovery, scope, design, implementation, launch, handoff, and production support into one delivery lifecycle, with clear judgment points at each stage. It is built for practicing FDEs, candidates, hiring managers, and customers who want a realistic view of how customer-embedded product work reaches production and stays supportable.
The course covers discovery that produces testable commitments, scope and success criteria, solution design, on-site execution, launch readiness, handoff, and production support. It also addresses closing the engagement, capturing reusable learnings, and turning the lifecycle into a repeatable operating cadence.
From project managers and operators to founders, analysts, and teams adopting AI, Fenzo is for people who want to get better at the work they already do.
Anything from using AI for project planning and analysis to improving workflows, decision-making, communication, and delivery. If you can describe the skill or task, Fenzo can build a course around it.
Yes. Tell Fenzo what you do, what you’re trying to accomplish, and where you’re stuck, and Fenzo will shape the course around your role, your goals, and the work you actually have to do.
No. Fenzo adapts to your starting point, so you can begin with the fundamentals or jump straight into more advanced work.
Yes. Fenzo for Business puts the whole team on one plan — shared seats, courses you can assign, and reporting on who has finished what.
See Fenzo for BusinessYou start by describing your goal or taking a short skill benchmark. Fenzo uses that context to identify gaps and shape the learning experience around them.
Yes, Fenzo works in your mobile browser.
Something to operate in every section.
Three findings from decades of learning research shaped how every Fenzo lesson is built.
Average pass rate · Freeman et al., PNAS 2014
What the science says
Students in lecture-only classes are 1.5× more likely to fail.
How Fenzo does it
Every Fenzo lesson is interactive. No passive reading or watching, ever.
You work through itAI does it for you
Skill retention over time · with vs. without practice
What the science says
Offloading thinking to AI erodes the very skills you’re trying to build.
How Fenzo does it
Fenzo makes you do the thinking — guided, but never done for you.
Retrieval practiceRe-reading
Long-term recall · retrieval vs. re-reading
What the science says
Recalling information beats re-reading it for building durable understanding.
How Fenzo does it
Lessons weave in quizzes and recall prompts, so it sticks.