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- DesignBeginnerNew
Greedy Delivery-Slot Assignment for a Munich Grocery Startup
Using the provided order history sample, rider roster, and manual dispatch baseline, design and implement a greedy slot-assignment algorithm in Python. The algorithm must (1) so…
- Greedy Algorithms
- Algorithm Analysis
- Python
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Modernize a Retail SAP Customization Strategy with Sidecar Apps
Work only from the materials provided: the de-identified customization register, the historical upgrade-impact log, and the pricing-approval workflow specification, supported by…
- SAP Btp
- Cap Framework
- Enterprise Architecture
Open coursework - CodeBeginnerNew
Ship a Production CI/CD Pipeline for a Fitness-Studio CRM Startup
Using the FlexDesk starter service and Dockerfile, the current-deploy case file, and the pipeline requirements spec provided, build a complete continuous integration and continu…
- Ci Cd
- Github Actions
- Container Signing
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Repositioning a D2C Cosmetics Brand for Gen Z
Your task is to develop a leadership communication plan for the founder to reposition the brand. This includes a revised brand story, a key message framework for social media an…
- Storytelling
- Brand Positioning
- Audience Analysis
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- DesignBeginnerNew
Build the PRD for an Internal RAG Knowledge Assistant
You receive: a description of the CS workflows (post-sale onboarding, escalation, renewal), an inventory of internal knowledge sources (Notion, Salesforce, Zendesk macros, 3 pro…
- Product Management
- Retrieval Augmented Generation
- Evaluation Design
AI for Business and AI Product Management - StrategyBeginnerNew
Designing Spotify's Post-Profitability Payout Policy
Build a 3-year forecast of Spotify's free cash flow to equity and surplus cash position under base and downside cases. Benchmark payout ratios, buyback yields, and net leverage …
- Payout Policy
- Fcfe Modeling
- Peer Benchmarking
Open coursework - DesignBeginnerNew
Design a Golden-Path Service Template for a Scaling SaaS Platform Team
Using the current-state assessment (provided), the platform team's golden-path requirements specification (provided), and the baseline deployment-metrics dataset (provided), des…
- Platform Engineering
- Golden Paths
- Backstage
Open coursework - CodeBeginnerNew
Image-Classification Model for a Quality-Control Line at a Bottling Plant
Train an image classifier on 8,000 labeled bottle images (3 defect classes + 'ok'). Use transfer learning from a pre-trained backbone (EfficientNet-B0 or MobileNetV3) — the line…
- Deep Learning
- Supervised Learning
- Ml Applications
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- ResearchBeginnerNew
Plan a Field Study for an Autonomous Sidewalk Delivery Robot
You will design a mixed-methods field study spanning two weeks of observation on a fixed route, intercept surveys with ~80 pedestrians, and 8 short interviews with neighborhood …
- Field Study Design
- Human Robot Interaction
- Research Ethics
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Nudge Strategy for a Bangalore D2C Cosmetics Brand
You are a behavioral economics consultant hired by Glow Naturals. Analyze their current checkout process (provided in a mockup) and identify cognitive biases causing friction. P…
- Nudge Design
- Choice Architecture
- A B Testing
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Forecast Daily Demand for an Apparel Supply-Chain Team
You receive 24 months of daily sales for 500 SKUs across 200 stores, plus calendar features (holidays, promotions, weather codes). Forecast 14 days out per SKU-store. Benchmark …
- Time Series Forecasting
- Sarima
- Gradient Boosting
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Set Up Trunk-Based Development on a 3-Branch Workflow
Audit the current branch + merge data over 8 weeks (frequency, conflict count, time-to-green). Pick one product team for a 4-week pilot: introduce a feature-flag system (Unleash…
- Version Control
- Trunk Based Development
- Feature Flags
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Refresh a Decade of Tangled Architecture Documentation
Using the platform architecture dossier and the documentation inventory provided, propose and produce a consolidated architecture documentation set. First, audit the existing pa…
- Architecture Documentation
- C4 Model
- Arc42
Open coursework - DesignBeginnerNew
Sketch a Custom Gaussian-Blur Accelerator for a Smart-Camera Chip
Using the provided C reference implementation of the 5x5 Gaussian blur, work out a hardware datapath that produces one finished output pixel every clock cycle by sliding a 5x5 w…
- Hardware Accelerators
- Datapath Design
- Performance Modeling
Open coursework - DesignBeginnerNew
Scaling a Sydney D2C Cosmetics Startup's Data Pipeline
You are tasked with designing a cloud-based data pipeline for GlowUp. The pipeline must ingest real-time user events (page views, purchases, returns) from web and mobile apps, p…
- Cloud Computing
- Apache Spark
- Nosql
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Demand Forecasting for a New York D2C Cosmetics Brand
You are a forecasting analyst at Glow NYC. Using provided monthly sales data (units sold) for 10 SKUs, develop a time series forecast for the next 3 months. Compare at least two…
- Time Series Analysis
- Forecasting
- Data Visualization
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Design a Weekly Dynamic Pricing Strategy for GlowVienna
Design a weekly dynamic pricing strategy for GlowVienna's flagship serum that the team could realistically operate. Ground your work in the three materials provided: the histori…
- Pricing Strategy
- Demand Forecasting
- Data Analysis
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Overcoming Overconfidence in a Madrid D2C Cosmetics Startup
You are a behavioral finance consultant hired by Luz Natural. Your task is to analyze the founder's recent product launch decisions, identify patterns of overconfidence (e.g., i…
- Overconfidence Bias
- Prospect Theory
- Decision Framing
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Agile Transformation at a Paris D2C Cosmetics Startup
Your task is to assess GlowUp's current organizational structure and leadership gaps, then propose a phased agile transformation roadmap. The plan should include specific agile …
- Agile Leadership
- Change Management
- Organizational Design
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Mine Association Rules for a Grocery Retailer's Promo Strategy
You receive 6 months of basket-level transaction data (around 22 million baskets, around 18,000 SKUs) plus a category taxonomy. Run association-rule mining (Apriori or FP-Growth…
- Association Rules
- Market Basket Analysis
- Apriori
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery - StrategyBeginnerNew
Agile Sprint Planning for an E-Health Platform Migration
Using the provided product backlog (spreadsheet with user stories, story points, and pod assignments), deliver: (1) Sprint 0 plan covering architecture decisions, CI/CD setup, a…
- Agile Project Management
- Project Management
- Requirements Engineering
Open coursework - StrategyBeginnerNew
Plan a Self-Improving Sales-Research Agent
Build the v0 agent: given a company URL, it gathers 5 fact bullets (recent news, headcount range, tech stack hints, hiring patterns, a recent leadership change) and drafts a 4-l…
- LLM Agents
- Agent Design
- Experimentation
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Reducing Inventory Costs for a Mid-Size Electronics Manufacturer
As a supply chain analyst, you must analyze CircuitPro's inventory data (provided in a simulated dataset) and propose improvements. Tasks include: classifying inventory using AB…
- Inventory Management
- Abc Analysis
- Safety Stock
Open coursework - DesignBeginnerNew
Design a Negotiation Support Tool for Climate-Tech Supplier Contracts
You will design and prototype a negotiation support tool for a single supplier contract with six issues (price per kg, delivery lead time, minimum order quantity, payment terms,…
- Negotiation Modeling
- Decision Support Systems
- Multi Issue Bargaining
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