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Production Readiness Capstone
You propose a service, implement pipelines and infra modules, then defend choices in a 20-minute review. Mentors grade on clarity, rollback, and operability — not feature count.
Logistics
6 weeks · 10h/week · Mentored · ¥220,000 JPY (informational)
Included focus areas
- Architecture one-pager template
- CI/CD story with measurable gates
- IaC modules with tests or policies
- Observability plan with SLIs
- Runbook and rollback appendix
- Security notes for secrets and IAM
- Live mentor review with written feedback
Outcomes
- Deliver a repo link reviewers can navigate without a tour.
- Pass a readiness checklist scoring rubric.
- Capture three improvements for a second iteration.
Responsible instructor
Ami Fujita
SRE coach for cross-border product squads.
FAQ
Team project?
Solo by default; pairs allowed if you declare roles upfront.
Grading?
Rubric shared week one; revision window of five days after review.
Limitation?
We do not host your app in production; you bring a mock environment.
Experience notes
“Capstone feedback on my rollback appendix was blunt — improved my narrative for interviews.”
“Mentor asked about operator sleep during deploys; never got that question in other programs.”