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Enterprise Program Brief

Prompt and Context Engineering for Coding Agents

Most AI coding failures are context failures. This VNode program teaches engineers how to encode goals, constraints, done-when criteria, and project conventions into reusable prompts, rules files, and AGENTS.md-style guidance. Participants practice iterative refinement without over-prompting.

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Program Snapshot

Engagement scoped to cohort

Duration8 hours
FormatVirtual, On-site, or Hybrid
LevelIntermediate
Course CodeAIC-120
SubjectPrompt & Context Engineering
  • MCT-led delivery
  • Private cohort / virtual ILT
  • Typical response: 1 business day
Scoping call typically scheduled within one business day

VNode ITeS delivers Prompt and Context Engineering for Coding Agents as an MCT-led VNode ITeS program for Software Engineer, Staff Engineer. Typical duration is 8 hours (Virtual, On-site, or Hybrid). Labs follow production-shaped scenarios rather than slide-only walkthroughs. Private cohorts can shift emphasis by role mix, workspace or repo constraints, and rollout timing.

Audience Profile

Built for these roles

Developers who use coding agents daily Staff engineers defining team conventions Developer experience engineers authoring repo guidance

  • Software Engineer, Staff Engineer
  • Prompt & Context Engineering
  • Tailored Team Delivery
  • Implementation-Focused

Overview

Executive overview

Techniques for structuring prompts, repository instructions, and multi-step agent context so coding agents deliver reliable engineering outcomes.

Prerequisites

  • AIC-110 or equivalent hands-on AI coding experience

Program Outcomes

Capabilities your teams will gain

  • Author prompts that produce reviewable, constrained changes
  • Create repository instruction files that improve agent consistency
  • Decompose complex tasks into verifiable agent steps
  • Measure prompt quality via review outcomes and rework rates

Enterprise Delivery

Private cohort delivery

VNode-designed, vendor-aligned instructor-led program. Scope role mix, delivery format, and rollout goals for your cohort.

Curriculum

Curriculum roadmap

  • Prompt patterns for coding agents
  • Repository memory and project conventions
  • Task decomposition and planning modes
  • Evaluation loops and team playbooks
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Module 1

Prompt patterns for coding agents

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VNode-designed module covering prompt patterns for coding agents for enterprise AI coding adoption.

  • Goal, context, constraints, done-when prompting
  • Repository instructions and AGENTS.md patterns
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Module 2

Repository memory and project conventions

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VNode-designed module covering repository memory and project conventions for enterprise AI coding adoption.

  • VNode-designed module covering repository memory
  • project conventions for enterprise AI coding adoption
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Module 3

Task decomposition and planning modes

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VNode-designed module covering task decomposition and planning modes for enterprise AI coding adoption.

  • VNode-designed module covering task decomposition
  • planning modes for enterprise AI coding adoption
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Module 4

Evaluation loops and team playbooks

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VNode-designed module covering evaluation loops and team playbooks for enterprise AI coding adoption.

  • VNode-designed module covering evaluation loops
  • team playbooks for enterprise AI coding adoption

Delivery Models

Delivery models

Virtual ILTOnsiteHybridExecutive WorkshopBootcampWeekend

Engagement Fit

Engagement fit

  • Implementation-focused labs
  • Private cohort delivery
  • Intermediate practitioner depth
  • Business outcome alignment

Enterprise Customization

Enterprise customization

Tailor this program to your organization's priorities: Improves first-pass quality of agent output and reduces review churn by standardizing how teams brief coding agents.

  • Map labs to your repositories, languages, and delivery toolchain
  • Emphasize Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, or a multi-tool mix
  • Add security, governance, or champion-enablement modules for enterprise rollout

Resources

Program resources

Yes. Most enterprise clients prefer private delivery scoped to role mix, timezone, and rollout timeline. We align lab environments and scenarios to your tenant context where applicable.

Enterprise Proof

Trusted delivery outcomes

“The Microsoft Fabric implementation program gave our data engineering team a structured path from legacy pipelines to a modern lakehouse architecture.”

Head of Data Engineering

Global Financial Services Firm

Financial Services
“We needed a partner who understood both the technical depth of Azure OpenAI and the governance requirements of an enterprise.”

VP of Technology

Large Healthcare Organization

Healthcare

Delivery Capability

Enterprise-grade instruction

View delivery capability profile

MCT-led delivery

Programs led by Microsoft Certified Trainer practitioners

Enterprise program oversight

Founder-led specialist delivery with structured rollout planning

Global delivery

APAC · EMEA · Americas · Virtual & Onsite

Implementation-focused

Hands-on labs aligned to production scenarios

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