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Problem discovery
Stakeholder interviews, workflow mapping, problem framing, value hypotheses and solution definition.
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Forward Deployed EngineeringPut engineering close to the problem.
Forward Deployed Engineering connects business context with hands-on engineering — helping teams discover the right problem, build useful solutions and define a credible path to production.
The FDE approach
Work with users. Build with context. Design for adoption.
FDE is an execution model that places technical problem-solvers close to business stakeholders. It is especially useful when the problem is complex, the workflow is evolving and the solution must integrate with real enterprise systems.
Our approach is vendor-neutral and focuses on the engineering disciplines needed to move from discovery to a validated solution and production-readiness plan.
Business problem → working solutionDiscovery, data, integration, AI, application and operational design.
FDE service areas
Capabilities across the solution lifecycle.
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Data and integration
Data access, engineering, APIs, enterprise integration and context assembly.
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Applied AI engineering
LLM, RAG and agentic patterns; evaluation; orchestration; human review and fallback design.
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Application and workflow
Interfaces, operational workflows, user feedback loops and fit-for-purpose application design.
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Production readiness
Security, privacy, testing, observability, governance, reliability and operating model considerations.
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Team enablement
Embedded knowledge transfer, engineering practices, mentoring and capability development.
Executive education
Develop the next generation of FDE practitioners.
Intelligence Works COE is developing applied learning pathways that connect enterprise problem-solving with data engineering, software development, AI engineering and production-readiness thinking.
Executive Certificate Programme in Forward Deployed Engineering for Enterprise AI
A proposed, vendor-neutral programme concept covering the journey from business problem to production-ready AI solution design. Any programme delivered with an academic institution is subject to that institution's independent review, approval, faculty allocation and academic policies. No institutional affiliation or accreditation is implied unless formally confirmed.