Challenges

Eight challenges take you from problem framing to stakeholder defense. Treat this page as the map for the whole workshop: skim the chain here, then open only the challenge you are working on.

Tip

The workshop is now reference-driven by design. Each challenge page tells you what to do now, what artifact to produce, what decisions matter, and what the next challenge needs. Use the shared guides only for optional depth or when you hit a decision you cannot resolve quickly.

Fast Orientation

1. Start by finding your current challenge in the pipeline below.
2. Check the input artifact and required output before you open the page.
3. Use Quick Reference Card for commands, naming, security baselines, Mermaid conventions, and handoff rules.
4. Use Hints & Tips only when you need deeper prompt patterns, WAF prompts, governance help, DR guidance, or load-test ideas.

Caution

The arrows show workshop order, not automatic agent execution. At each APEX handoff, the team selects the next main agent, resolves required 10-Challenger findings, and approves the transition. Challenge 3 compresses Governance, planning, code generation, validation, deployment authorization, and deployment into one workshop block.

Challenge Pipeline

%%{init: {'theme':'neutral'}}%%
graph LR
    C1[C1 Requirements] --> C2[C2 Architecture]
    C2 --> C3[C3 Implementation]
    C3 --> CB[Curveball]
    CB --> C4[C4 DR]
    C4 --> C5[C5 Load Test]
    C5 --> C6[C6 Docs]
    C6 --> C7[C7 Diagnostics]
    C7 --> C8[C8 Showcase]

    style CB fill:#d83b01,color:#fff
    style C8 fill:#0078d4,color:#fff

Text alternative: challenge pipeline

C1 Requirements -> C2 Architecture -> C3 Implementation -> Curveball -> C4 DR -> C5 Load Test -> C6 Documentation -> C7 Diagnostics -> C8 Showcase

Note

Challenge 4 is announced as a surprise midway through the event. If your Challenge 3 deployment did not complete, you still continue by documenting the DR design as a paper exercise and carrying that design evidence into later challenges.

Challenge Chain

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Challenge	Duration	Points	Input	Output	What the next step consumes
C1 Requirements	30 min	20	Scenario brief	agent-output/freshconnect/01-requirements.md	C2 uses the agreed business, operational, and compliance requirements
C2 Architecture	30 min	25	01-requirements.md	02-architecture-assessment.md, 03-des-architecture-diagram.md	C3 uses the chosen services, constraints, and architecture diagram
C3 Implementation	45 min	25	Architecture assessment and diagram	IaC folder, 04-implementation-plan.md, workflow diagram, deployment evidence	C4 uses your templates, deployment outcome, and explanation of how the platform is delivered
C4 DR Curveball	45 min	10	C3 templates and deployment outcome	04-adr-ha-dr-strategy.md, updated diagram, updated IaC or paper design	C5 uses the revised platform or, if blocked, your documented intended target
C5 Load Testing	30 min	5	Deployed endpoint or documented fallback plan	05-load-test-results.md	C6 uses the measured results and recommendations
C6 Documentation	15 min	5	All prior artifacts	07-operations-runbook.md, plus at least one additional doc	C7 distills the broader docs into a one-page triage aid
C7 Diagnostics	5 min	5	Platform knowledge, docs, and architecture	07-diagnostics-quick-card.md	C8 uses the diagnostics card as evidence of operational maturity
C8 Team Showcase	60 min	10	All artifacts from C1-C7	Live presentation and Q&A	Workshop wrap-up

Challenge Chain

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Challenge	Duration	Points	Input	Output	What the next step consumes
C1 Requirements	30 min	20	Scenario brief	agent-output/freshconnect/01-requirements.md	C2 uses the agreed business, operational, and compliance requirements
C2 Architecture	30 min	25	01-requirements.md	02-architecture-assessment.md, 03-des-architecture-diagram.md	C3 uses the chosen services, constraints, and architecture diagram
C3 Implementation	45 min	25	Architecture assessment and diagram	IaC folder, 04-implementation-plan.md, workflow diagram, deployment evidence	C4 uses your templates, deployment outcome, and explanation of how the platform is delivered
C4 DR Curveball	45 min	10	C3 templates and deployment outcome	04-adr-ha-dr-strategy.md, updated diagram, updated IaC or paper design	C5 uses the revised platform or, if blocked, your documented intended target
C5 Load Testing	30 min	5	Deployed endpoint or documented fallback plan	05-load-test-results.md	C6 uses the measured results and recommendations
C6 Documentation	15 min	5	All prior artifacts	07-operations-runbook.md, plus at least one additional doc	C7 distills the broader docs into a one-page triage aid
C7 Diagnostics	5 min	5	Platform knowledge, docs, and architecture	07-diagnostics-quick-card.md	C8 uses the diagnostics card as evidence of operational maturity
C8 Team Showcase	60 min	10	All artifacts from C1-C7	Live presentation and Q&A	Workshop wrap-up

Total: 105 base points + up to 25 bonus points

Bonus targets: Zone Redundancy (+5), Private Endpoints (+5), Multi-Region DR (+10), Managed Identities (+5)

Optional Deep Guidance

Need	Go here
Commands, naming rules, security baseline, budget guardrails, artifact handoff rules, Mermaid and ADR conventions	Quick Reference Card
Prompt patterns, WAF decision prompts, security/compliance questions, governance policy pitfalls, DR thinking, load-test guidance, documentation prompts	Hints & Tips
Broken deployment, policy denial, agent issues, or environment problems	Troubleshooting

Read This Way

Keep the challenge page as your execution surface.

• Read the fast block at the top of the challenge page first.
• Do the required tasks before opening any collapsed hint section.
• Open the shared guides only when you need extra depth, not as required reading.
• Preserve your output artifact names and paths exactly so later challenges can find them.