Domain 1 · 17% of the exam
Solution Design & Architecture
Translate business problems into Claude solutions, design end-to-end architectures, choose patterns, and align to value pillars.
Objectives
- 1.1
Translate business problems into Claude-based AI solutions
Map stakeholder goals, constraints, owners, and success metrics to a Claude-shaped scope — decide where language judgment beats deterministic software before picking models, tools, or RAG.
- 1.2
Design end-to-end architectures (input → processing → output → feedback loops)
Design the full path from intake through processing and delivery, plus the feedback loop that captures outcomes, failures, and human review for continuous improvement.
- 1.3
Select appropriate architectural patterns (workflow, agentic, augmented LLM)
Choose workflow, agentic, or augmented-LLM patterns from task structure, control needs, latency, and unpredictability — not from buzzwords.
- 1.4
Design multi-agent systems and orchestration strategies
Split roles, pass context explicitly, and orchestrate specialists through a coordinator — no inherited memory, no peer mesh that hides accountability.
- 1.5
Apply decomposition techniques for complex problem solving
Break complex work into units that fit model attention, tool scope, and verification — adaptive when structure is unknown, fixed when dependencies are clear.
- 1.6
Align solutions to business value pillars (efficiency, transformation, productivity, cost, performance SLAs)
Tie every architecture choice to named pillars — efficiency, transformation, productivity, cost, and performance SLAs — with measurable trade-offs stakeholders accepted.