CCAR-P · Study Guide

← Build Exercises

Domain 1

Solution Design & Architecture

6 build exercises to practice the concepts in this domain.

1.1Beginner30 minutes

1.1 — Frame a support-copilot business problem

What you will learn

  • Turn a vague AI ask into a scoped problem brief
  • Separate Claude-shaped work from deterministic code
  • Write measurable success criteria and non-goals
1.2Intermediate35 minutes

1.2 — Sketch e2e architecture with a feedback loop

What you will learn

  • Name input, processing, output, and feedback stages
  • Place HITL and monitoring where risk requires them
  • Connect feedback to evals or prompt/retrieval updates
1.3Beginner25 minutes

1.3 — Choose workflow vs agentic vs augmented LLM

What you will learn

  • Match pattern to control and unpredictability
  • Prefer the simplest viable pattern
  • Record rejected alternatives
1.4Intermediate40 minutes

1.4 — Design coordinator + specialist handoffs

What you will learn

  • Define coordinator ownership
  • Scope two specialists without overlapping tools
  • Write explicit handoff contracts
1.5Advanced40 minutes

1.5 — Adaptive decomposition for unknown codebase tests

What you will learn

  • Choose adaptive vs fixed splits
  • Define coverage criteria before synthesis
  • Detect thin-category failures as split bugs
1.6Intermediate35 minutes

1.6 — Map design choices to value pillars

What you will learn

  • Name pillars for each design choice
  • Quantify cost/latency vs accuracy trade-offs
  • Reject mislabeled transformation claims