Course Taxonomy: Data & AI

Generative AI Bootcamp – Insurance

Module 1: GenAI 101 for Insurance

• LLM fundamentals (transformers, context, hallucinations)

• Insurance-specific use cases:

o Underwriting decision support

o Claims automation and summarization

o Fraud detection insights

o Policy document generation and analysis

o Customer service automation (chatbots, call summaries)

• Risks: bias in underwriting, regulatory violations, data privacy

Hands-on Lab: Identify 5 high-value use cases (e.g., claims triage, underwriting risk scoring); 

classify by risk, compliance impact, and ROI

Module 2: Governance, Compliance & Model Risk

• Regulatory landscape (NAIC guidelines, data privacy laws, internal compliance)

• Model risk management (MRM) and explainability

• AI ethics: fairness, bias detection, auditability

Workshop: Create an Insurance AI Governance Framework including:

• Acceptable use policies, Model validation checkpoints, Audit trails and explainability 

requirements

Module 3: Prompt Engineering for Insurance Workflows

• Prompt design for business scenarios:

o Claims summarization

o Underwriting analysis

o Policy interpretation

• Human-in-the-loop validation patterns

Lab: Use prompts to:

• Summarize claims documents

• Generate underwriting insights

• Draft policy explanations for customers

Module 4: AI for Engineering & Product Development

• AI-assisted development (Copilot, code generation)

• Accelerating API development for insurance platforms

• Documentation automation for compliance

Lab: Generate:

• Claims processing API

• Test cases and documentation using AI tools

Module 5: AI in SDLC & DevOps

• AI integration across:

o Requirements → user stories → acceptance criteria

o Code → testing → deployment

• Traceability and auditability in regulated environments

Lab: Use AI to:

• Convert business requirements into user stories and test cases

• Generate code and track outputs for compliance

Module 6: Testing, QA & Validation

• AI-assisted testing:

o Test case generation

o Edge case detection

o Regression automation

• Validation requirements for insurance systems

Lab: Generate and execute:

• Test scenarios for claims workflows

• Validate underwriting rules

Module 7: DevOps, Observability & Risk Monitoring

• AI-enhanced monitoring and anomaly detection

• Detecting fraud patterns and system anomalies

• AI-assisted incident management

Lab: Simulate:

• Fraud detection scenario

• AI-driven anomaly analysis

Module 8: Data, RAG & Intelligent Insurance Systems

• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for:

o Policy documents

o Claims history

o Regulatory guidelines

• Secure data access and governance

Lab: Build a RAG-based assistant for:

• Claims adjusters

• Underwriters

Module 9: Adoption Strategy, Metrics & Scaling

• AI adoption roadmap:

o Pilot → scale → enterprise rollout

• Organizational readiness and change management

• KPIs:

o Claims processing time reduction

o Loss ratio improvement

o Customer satisfaction (NPS)

o Fraud detection accuracy

Workshop: Create a 90-day AI adoption roadmap for:

• Claims

• Underwriting

• Customer experience

Generative AI Bootcamp – Manufacturing

Module 1: GenAI 101 for Manufacturing

• LLM fundamentals (transformers, context, hallucinations)

• Manufacturing-specific use cases:

o Predictive maintenance and asset monitoring

o Production planning and scheduling optimization

o Quality inspection and defect analysis

o Digital work instructions and SOP automation

o Supply chain demand forecasting

• Risks: safety, operational downtime, data leakage, system reliability

Hands-on Lab: Identify 5 high-value use cases (e.g., predictive maintenance, quality 

automation); classify by risk, operational impact, and ROI

Module 2: Governance, Compliance & Safety

• Industry regulations (ISO standards, OSHA, quality compliance)

• Cybersecurity in manufacturing (OT/IT convergence risks)

• AI governance frameworks (model validation, auditability)

• Workshop: Create a Manufacturing AI Governance Framework including:

o Safety controls and human oversight

o Data classification and usage policies

o Operational risk mitigation strategies

Module 3: Prompt Engineering for Operations

• Prompt design for manufacturing scenarios:

o Root cause analysis

o Equipment troubleshooting

o Production optimization

• Human + AI collaboration in shop floor environments

• Lab: Use prompts to:

o Diagnose equipment issues

o Generate corrective actions

o Summarize production reports

Module 4: AI for Engineering & Development

• AI-assisted coding for manufacturing systems (MES, ERP integrations)

• Automating technical documentation (SOPs, work instructions)

• Legacy system modernization

Lab: Generate:

• API for production tracking

• Automated documentation for processes

Module 5: AI in SDLC & DevOps

• Integrating AI across:

o Requirements → engineering design

o Development → testing → deployment

• Traceability in regulated manufacturing environments

Lab: Use AI to:

• Convert production requirements into system features

• Generate code and validation artifacts

Module 6: Testing, QA & Quality Assurance

• AI-assisted quality testing:

o Defect detection

o Test case generation

o Regression testing

• Quality assurance in manufacturing systems

• Lab: Generate and execute:

o Test cases for production workflows

o Quality validation scenarios

Module 7: DevOps, Observability & Smart Factory

• AI-driven monitoring and anomaly detection

• Predictive analytics for equipment and production lines

• Incident detection and resolution

Lab: Simulate:

• Production anomaly detection

• AI-driven root cause analysis

Module 8: Data, RAG & Intelligent Manufacturing

• RAG with:

o Machine sensor data

o Maintenance logs

o Supply chain data

• Secure data access across systems (MES, ERP, IoT platforms)

Lab: Build a RAG-based assistant for:

• Maintenance engineers

• Production supervisors

Module 9: Adoption Strategy, Metrics & Scaling

• AI adoption roadmap:

o Pilot → scale → enterprise rollout

• IT/OT alignment and workforce readiness

• KPIs:

o Downtime reduction

o Yield improvement

o Quality defect reduction

o Supply chain efficiency

Workshop: Create a 90-day AI adoption roadmap for:

• Production

• Maintenance

• Supply chain

Generative AI Bootcamp – Utilities

Module 1: GenAI 101 for Utilities

• LLM fundamentals (transformers, context, hallucinations)

• Utilities-specific use cases:

o Grid load forecasting

o Outage prediction and restoration support

o Asset maintenance insights (predictive maintenance)

o Customer service automation (billing, outage inquiries)

o Regulatory reporting automation

• Risks: grid reliability, safety, cybersecurity, data exposure

Hands-on Lab: Identify 5 high-value use cases (e.g., outage management, asset monitoring); 

classify by risk, regulatory impact, and ROI

Module 2: Governance, Compliance & Security

• NERC CIP compliance considerations

• Data privacy (customer data, smart meter data)

• Cybersecurity risks in critical infrastructure

• AI governance frameworks (model risk, auditability)

Workshop: Create a Utility AI Governance Framework including:

• Allowed/blocked use cases

• Data classification policies

• Human-in-the-loop controls

Module 3: Prompt Engineering & Operational Decision Support

• Prompt design for operational scenarios

• AI-assisted troubleshooting and incident response

• “Human + AI” collaboration for grid operators

Lab: Use prompts to:

• Analyze outage scenarios

• Generate restoration plans

• Summarize field reports

Module 4: AI for Engineering & Development (Copilot / Automation)

• AI-assisted coding for utility systems (SCADA integrations, APIs)

• Documentation automation for compliance and audits

• Code modernization (legacy systems → cloud)

Lab: Generate:

• API service for outage reporting

• Unit tests and documentation using AI tools

Module 5: AI in the Utility SDLC & DevOps

• Integrating AI into:

o Requirements (use case modeling)

o Development (code generation)

o Testing (automation)

o Deployment (CI/CD pipelines)

• Ensuring traceability for regulated environments

Lab: Use AI to:

• Convert requirements into test cases and code

• Track outputs for compliance and audit

Module 6: Testing, QA & Reliability

• AI-assisted test generation (functional, regression, edge cases)

• Testing critical infrastructure systems

• Reliability and resilience testing

Lab: Generate and execute:

• Test scenarios for outage management systems

• Performance and reliability validation

Module 7: DevOps, Observability & Grid Reliability

• AI-enhanced monitoring and alerting

• Predictive anomaly detection in grid systems

• Incident management with AI insights

Lab: Simulate:

• Grid anomaly detection

• AI-driven root cause analysis

Module 8: Data, RAG & Smart Grid Intelligence

• Using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with:

o Asset data

o GIS systems

o Smart meter data

• Secure data access and governance

Lab: Build a RAG-based assistant for:

• Asset maintenance queries

• Field technician support

Module 9: Adoption Roadmap & Metrics

Generative AI Bootcamp – Pharma

Module 1: GenAI 101 for Biopharma 

• LLMs/transformers, context windows, grounding/RAG, hallucinations.

• High-value biopharma use cases: protocol parsing, validation docs, SOP helpers, QMS 

tooling, CSV test scaffolds, PV triage, MFG exception analysis.

• Risks: data leakage, IP, bias, safety.

Hands-on Lab: Identify 5 internal use cases; classify by value/risk; map to guardrails.

Module 2: Compliance & Guardrails 

• GxP/Part 11, data residency, access control, audit trails, model risk tiers.

• “Allow/deny” patterns, red-team prompts, record retention & attribution.

Workshop: Draft a 1-page team “AI Use Policy” + prompt safety checklist.

Module 3: Prompt Engineering & Vibe Coding 

• Task decomposition, role prompting, chain-of-thought proxies, critique loops.

• Vibe coding patterns: co-creation sessions, driver/navigator with AI, guardrail breaks, 

acceptance criteria alignment.

Lab: Turn a user story into design notes, stubs, and tests via vibe coding.

Module 4: GitHub Copilot Essentials 

• Copilot Chat, inline completions, test generation, code refactors, doc blocks.

• Repo policy, telemetry settings, secret hygiene, license/IP considerations.

Lab: Demo Copilot in a sandbox repo; generate a service + unit tests; log what was AI-generated 

for audit.

Module 5: AI in the SDLC 

• Requirements → acceptance criteria → code → tests → docs → reviews.

• Traceability with issues/PRs; storing prompts/outputs as validation artifacts.

Lab: How can you use AI to aid value delivery in your lifecycle?

Module 6: Testing, QA & Validation 

• AI for unit/integration tests, boundary & property tests, mutation testing.

• CSV/CSA alignment: objective evidence, independence, change control.

Lab: Generate test suites with Copilot, run, capture evidence in pipeline.

Module 7: DevOps, CI/CD & Observability

• AI-assisted pipelines (lint, SAST/DAST, SBOM), policy-as-code, gated deploys.

• ChatOps for PR review and post-deploy checks.

Lab: Add AI-generated pipeline steps; enforce policy gates; store build artifacts for audit.

Module 8: RAG, Data Safety & Domain Grounding 

• Safe retrieval (vector stores, ACLs), PHI/PII handling, prompt shielding.

• When to prefer patterns over free-form generation (templates, controlled gen).

Lab: Demo a RAG helper showcasing how agents can support delivery

Module 9: Adoption Plan, Metrics & Next Steps 

• Roles & responsibilities, ambassador model, training paths, sandbox → pilot → scale.

• KPIs: lead time, escaped defects, validation effort saved, rework, security findings.

Leading the AI-Native Organization

1. Understanding the AI-Native Enterprise 

  • The AI dilemma: Why most AI initiatives fail 
  • Key challenges: workforce upskilling & scaling AI beyond pilots 
  • Defining AI-Native principles and organizational readiness  

 

2. Building Leadership Alignment Around AI 

  • Synthesizing leadership insights about AI 
  • Aligning executives on strategy, priorities, and measurable outcomes 
  • Establishing shared language and direction for AI strategy  

 

3. Integrating AI Into Business Workflows 

  • Identifying value streams and workflow opportunities for AI 
  • Designing AI-enhanced processes and team interactions 
  • Moving from experimentation to production-grade AI adoption  

 

4. Scaling AI Across the Organization 

  • Connecting isolated AI initiatives into a cohesive enterprise strategy 
  • Roadmapping AI capabilities and strategic bets 
  • Practices for driving momentum and organizational adoption at scale  

 

5. Developing AI-Ready Culture & Skills 

  • Upskilling teams to work effectively with AI 
  • Creating confidence in responsible use of AI tools 
  • Structuring workforce enablement to support continuous AI transformation  

 

6. Facilitated Strategy & Roadmap Creation 

  • Running a collaborative leadership working session 
  • Defining near-term and long-term AI investment priorities 
  • Producing a practical execution roadmap beyond the session  

Microsoft Power Apps Boot Camp

1. Introduction to Power Apps

  • What is Power Apps?
  • Role in the Power Platform
  • Types of apps

2. Canvas Apps vs Model-Driven Apps

  • Key differences
  • When to use each type
  • Strengths and limitations

3. Licensing Requirements

  • Power Apps licenses overview
  • Dataverse usage scenarios
  • When Premium licensing is required

4. Introduction to Canvas Apps

  • Canvas app building blocks
  • Designing screens and layout

5. Working with Canvas App Controls, Power Fx & Data Connections

  • Controls and properties
  • Power Fx fundamentals
  • Connecting to data sources (SharePoint, Excel, Dataverse, etc.)
  • Building simple formulas and logic

6. Introduction to Dataverse & Model-Driven Apps

  • What is Dataverse?
  • Tables, columns, relationships
  • Overview of model-driven design principles

7. Creating Solutions and Tables in Dataverse

  • What are Solutions?
  • Creating custom tables and relationships
  • Option sets, lookups, and data types
  • Understanding primary keys and schema design

8. Creating Model-Driven Apps

  • App design and components
  • Navigation, sitemap, and app configuration
  • Adding forms, views, dashboards

9. Creating and Working with Forms & Views in Model-Driven Apps

  • Form types and customization
  • Business rules and visibility settings
  • View creation and filtering

10. Publishing & Sharing Model-Driven Apps

  • App validation and publishing
  • Sharing apps and managing permissions

Practical Microsoft Copilot for Real Work

Module 1 — Copilot Basics

  • What is Microsoft Copilot?
  • Licensing and prerequisites
  • Prompting fundamentals

Module 2 — Using Copilot in Office Apps

  • Copilot in Word: drafting, summarizing, improving content
  • Copilot in Excel: insights, formulas, visualizations
  • Copilot in PowerPoint: slide generation and editing
  • Copilot in Outlook: email summaries and drafting

Module 3 — Copilot in SharePoint

  • Using Copilot with document libraries

Module 4 — Copilot Chat in Teams

  • Meeting recaps and action items
  • Summarizing chat history

Module 5 — Work Copilot vs Web Copilot

  • Differences between Work Copilot and Web Copilot
  • Generative AI Capabilities

Module 6 — Creating Copilot Agents in Teams

  • Connecting data sources
  • Publishing an Agent to Teams

AI Native Change Agent

Lesson 1 – Change Agent: Guiding Your Organization to True AI Success

Focus: Orientation and foundational mindset

Key topics:

  • Course logistics, setup, and tools (Companion app, BYO-LLM)
  • Working agreements and safety: Be present, not perfect
  • Core skillset of an AI-Native Change Agent
    • AI Fluency
    • Value Maximization
    • AI-Powered Facilitation
    • Solution Lifecycle mastery
  • Course outcome: move projects beyond the “POC graveyard,” guide AI adoption, and amplify organizational impact

Lesson 2 – Advancing AI Fluency

Focus: Translate AI concepts into business language

You will learn to:

  • Translate technical AI trade-offs into business value
  • Differentiate core AI solution patterns:
    • Off-the-shelf vs. Custom build
    • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
    • Fine-Tuning
    • AI Agents
  • Evaluate feasibility with filters and risk lenses
  • Identify technical and process red flags
  • Discussion: What gets lost in translation between business and technical teams?

Lesson 3 – Value Maximization

Focus: Unlock hidden value in existing AI assets

You will learn to:

  • Audit AI tools already in use
  • Activate underused capabilities by tracking AI evolution
  • Optimize to improve efficiency and ROI
  • Centralize best practices to scale success and prevent redundancy
  • Concepts introduced:
  • Audit → Activate → Optimize → Centralize framework
  • The 7 AI-Native Success Factors
  • When to build POCs vs. full solutions

Lesson 4 – AI-Powered Facilitation

Focus: Align people and resolve friction in AI initiatives

You will learn to:

  • Recognize stakeholder goals and fears
  • Use AI to generate powerful questions and manage conflict
  • Build psychological safety and constructive dialogue
  • Guide meetings with focus and clarity
  • WIIFM: Learn to keep initiatives moving forward when teams stall or disagree.

Lesson 5 – Sense & Discover

Focus: The first phase of the AI-Native Solution Lifecycle

You will learn to:

  • Identify and analyze key stakeholders
  • Uncover hidden risks and opportunities
  • Apply AI-assisted discovery to find the real business problem
  • Create a living AI-Native Solution Charter
  • Outcome: Get the right people focused on the right AI problem using AI as your discovery partner.

Lesson 6 – Design the Solution

Focus: Building the AI-Native Value Blueprint

Key components:

  • Value Proposal – The why: define success and outcomes
  • AI Solution – The what: approach and interaction design
  • Data Strategy – The fuel: sourcing, securing, managing data
  • Production Operations – The path to production: maintaining and scaling
  • Risk & Compliance – The guardrails: responsible AI and governance
  • Viability Assessment – The payoff: ROI and adoption readiness

Lesson 7 – Deliver the Solution

Focus: Execution and continuous learning

You will learn to:

  • Build resilient, adaptive AI roadmaps
  • Maintain momentum and remove blockers
  • Apply agile learning cycles for rapid iteration
  • Measure value and ensure readiness for deployment
  • Outcome: Confidently guide your team through AI implementation to successful launch.

Lesson 8 – Tell the Story

Focus: Amplifying success with AI-powered storytelling

You will learn to:

  • Identify impactful success stories within your organization
  • Use AI tools to adapt and scale those stories
  • Create narratives that inspire enterprise-wide adoption
  • Discussion: Why do successful AI pilots stay trapped in silos?
  • Outcome: Transform one AI win into a company-wide success story.

Lesson 9 – Expanding Your Impact

Focus: Career and organizational growth

You will learn to:

  • Create a personal roadmap as an AI-Native Change Agent
  • Align your learning and certification goals
  • Apply course tools in real projects
  • Facilitate AI-Native Value Process end-to-end
  • Phases of Impact:
  1. Foundation & Opportunity Identification – Audit readiness, find AI opportunities
  2. Propose & Prepare – Build business case and solution charter
  3. Deliver & Scale – Lead implementation and storytelling to amplify success

AI Agents with Google’s ADK Bootcamp

Part1: Intro to Agents & ADK

  • What are AI agents and why now?
  • ADK core concepts (agent, tool, memory, workflow)
  • Demo: adk init structure walkthrough
  • Hands-on: Create your first agent
  • Discussion: Agent use cases
  • Q&A

Part 2: Models and Tools

  • Connecting to Gemini via Vertex AI
  • Using open models via LiteLLM
  • Defining Python tools and schemas
  • Demo: Agents in action with Gemini + tool use
  • Hands-on: Create a Python tool and link it to your agent
  • Q&A

Part 3: Memory and Multimodality

  • Conceptual flow and memory persistence
  • Types of memory: buffer, summary
  • Implementing memory in ADK
  • Hands-on: Add memory and interact using adk web
  • Discussion: What agents should remember
  • Q&A

Part 4: Agentic Design Patterns

  • RAG and beyond: why patterns matter
  • Demo: Search + LLM retrieval
  • Hands-on: Implement a design pattern of choice
  • Group share: favorite patterns and use cases
  • Q&A

Part 5: Building the Full Agent

  • Review core building blocks
  • Hands-on: Create a "Daily Briefing Agent"
  • Discussion: Day 1 highlights and blockers
  • Q&A

Part 6: MCP and Agent-to-Agent Protocols

  • MCP and A2A intro
  • Use cases for multi-agent systems
  • Demo: Make your agent A2A-compatible
  • Hands-on: Swap tools, connect to MCP server
  • Discussion: Multi-agent  architectures
  • Q&A

Part 7: Agent Evaluation and AgentOps

  • Evaluation strategies for agents
  • AgentOps overview: lifecycle, CI/CD, logging, testing
  • Demo: adk run -v, agent engine, deployment paths
  • Hands-on: Analyze logs, prep for deployment
  • Q&A

Part 8: Agent Security & Wrap-Up

  • Security risks: prompt injection, tool misuse, data leakage
  • ADK mitigation strategies
  • Project: Identify one or two risks that apply directly to the agent you’ve conceptualized or built; explore the different capabilities in ADK to secure your agent.
  • Hands-on: Identify and address risks in your agent
  • Final Q&A + Certification Badge Instructions

Agentic AI on Azure

Part 1: What Is an AI Agent in Azure?

  • Understand the fundamentals of AI agents and Azure’s ecosystem
  • Overview of agent architecture and capabilities
  • Agentic vs traditional automation: key differences
  • Introduction to Azure OpenAI & model capabilities (GPT-4, vision, embeddings)
  • Demo: Agent behavior in the Azure Playground
  • Limits, quotas, and pricing considerations
  • Q&A + Discussion

Part 2: Agent Development with Azure AI Studio

  • Hands-on with Azure’s flagship tool for agent workflows
  • Introduction to Azure AI Studio (aka AI Foundry)
  • Building agents with planning, memory, and tools
  • Using prompts, APIs, functions, and data connectors
  • Demo: Creating a workflow-aware agent project
  • Q&A + Demo Extension

Part 3: Coding and Deploying AI Agents

  • From concept to cloud — deploy your agents
  • Code walkthroughs in C# and Python
  • Calling agents via REST and SDKs
  • Deploying and testing agents in the Azure cloud
  • Monitoring usage, performance, and safety
  • Break + Q&A

Part 4: Integrating Agents into Real Workflows

  • Bring agents to life in real-world use cases
  • Customer support and ticketing systems
  • Finance and risk agents
  • Healthcare process automation
  • Manufacturing workflow optimization
  • Demo: Connecting to enterprise APIs and tools
  • Wrap-up Q&A and feedback