Platform Map

One Platform. Clear Boundaries.

Each application serves a distinct purpose — learning, contribution, validation, review, education delivery, internal insight, and external evaluation.

A Platform Built on Purpose, Not Feature Overlap

What It Is Not

  • Learning is not validation
  • Review is not certification
  • Education delivery is not hiring
  • Internal insight is not performance assessment
  • Evaluation is not a hiring guarantee

The Golden Rule

"Each application answers one primary question."

The Seven Applications

SOLO TRACK

Learning

"How do real cloud decisions get documented?"

Provides: curated primary references, learning paths.

Includes
Curated primary references
Structured learning paths
Does NOT Include
Practice environments
Evaluation
Portfolio artifacts
AUTHORS STUDIO

Content Supply

"How are realistic scenarios created?"

Provides: scenario authoring + editorial review.

Includes
Scenario authoring tools
Editorial review process
Does NOT Include
Tutorials
"Correct answers"
Vendor marketing
REVIEWERS

Senior Review Panel

"How are submissions evaluated by experienced engineers?"

Provides: structured human review, rubric-based feedback.

Includes
Structured human review
Rubric-based feedback
Does NOT Include
Certifications
Endorsements
Employment guarantees
ENGINEER

Proof of Work

"How do you reason under constraints?"

Provides: submissions, review feedback, portfolio artifacts.

Includes
Portfolio submissions
Review feedback
Public artifacts
Does NOT Include
Learning path libraries
Certifications
Guaranteed hiring
ACADEMY

Learning Partner

"How can a program teach decision-making using realistic briefs?"

Provides: cohort delivery model, instructor visibility, learner artifacts.

Includes
Cohort delivery models
Instructor visibility
Learner artifacts
Does NOT Include
Certification issuance
Job placement promises
LMS replacement
BENCHMARK

Internal Insight

"How do teams decide, collectively?"

Provides: aggregated patterns, maturity themes, directional insights.

Includes
Aggregated decision patterns
Maturity themes
Directional leadership insights
Does NOT Include
Individual scoring
Performance evaluation
HR or compensation inputs
HIRE

External Evaluation

"How can companies evaluate candidates using realistic scenarios?"

Provides: scenario-based evaluation signals.

Includes
Scenario-based evaluation
Evaluation signals
Does NOT Include
Automated hiring decisions
Placement guarantees
Certification shortcuts

Boundary Matrix

Use CaseSoloAuthorsReviewsEngAcademyBenchHire
Learn (references)
Create scenarios
Human review
Proof-of-work portfolio
Education delivery
Internal org insight
External evaluation

*Reviewers can participate across multiple contexts, but the purpose changes.

Outputs by Design

Solo
Knowledge paths
Authors
Published briefs
Reviewers
Rubric evaluations
Engineer
Portfolio submissions
Academy
Learning artifacts
Benchmark
Team insights
Hire
Evaluation signals

Visibility & Governance

AppVisibilityGovernance
SoloPublicNone
AuthorsCuratedEditorial
ReviewersControlledEthics + Rubric
EngineerUser-controlledReview Rules
AcademyProgram-controlledPartner Terms
BenchmarkPrivate (Org)Ethical Safeguards
HireScopedLegal + Confidentiality

Why Boundaries Matter

Trust in Reviews

Separation prevents conflict of interest in validation.

Psychological Safety

Learning is distinct from high-stakes assessment.

Credible Signals

Hiring data remains pure and legally compliant.

This platform is intentionally not “one workflow.”

Clear boundaries keep the ecosystem credible and useful.

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