SEA™ Forge Enablement Curriculum

This curriculum provides learning modules for mastering SEA™ Forge governance.

1. Overview

Learning Tracks

2. Fundamentals Track (All Roles)

Module F1: Spec-First Principles (30 min)

Learning Objectives:

• Understand why specs are source of truth
• Recognize the documentation drift problem
• Explain the spec-to-code pipeline

Materials:

• ARCHITECTURE.md
• Explanation.md

Assessment:

• Can explain spec-first in your own words
• Can describe the ADR→PRD→SDS→Code pipeline

Module F2: GovernedSpeed™ Overview (30 min)

Learning Objectives:

• Identify GovernedSpeed™ components
• Understand Policy Gateway and Evidence Service roles
• Recognize SDS-035 invariants

Materials:

• Governance/governed_speed_integration.md
• Reference.md §1

Assessment:

• Can name the three GovernedSpeed™ components
• Can explain what Policy Gateway does

Module F3: Just Commands (30 min)

Learning Objectives:

• Use core just commands
• Validate specifications
• Run governance checks

Materials:

• Reference.md §1.3

Hands-on:

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just doctor
just spec-guard
just ci-quick

Assessment:

• Successfully ran all three commands
• Can interpret output

Module F4: Role-Based Workflows (30 min)

Learning Objectives:

• Identify your role-specific path
• Understand governance responsibilities
• Know where to find help

Materials:

• README.md §Getting Started by Role

Assessment:

• Completed role-specific quick start
• Bookmarked key references

3. Technical Track (Engineers)

Module T1: SEA™ DSL Basics (90 min)

Learning Objectives:

• Understand SEA™ DSL syntax
• Author basic policies
• Validate SEA™ DSL files

Materials:

• Technical/policy_as_code_starter.md
• docs/reference/sea_dsl_language_reference.yml

Hands-on:

1. Create a simple policy
2. Validate with just sea-validate
3. Parse to AST with just sea-parse

Assessment:

• Authored and validated a policy
• Can explain policy structure

Module T2: Specification Authoring (90 min)

Learning Objectives:

• Create ADR documents
• Create SDS documents
• Link specifications correctly

Materials:

• Tutorial.md §2

Hands-on:

1. Create ADR: just /spec adr
2. Create SDS: just /spec sds
3. Validate: just spec-guard

Assessment:

• Created linked ADR and SDS
• Passed spec-guard validation

Module T3: TDD Cycles (60 min)

Learning Objectives:

• Understand worktree-based development
• Start and complete TDD cycles
• Manage cycle workflow

Materials:

• Howto.md §5

Hands-on:

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just cycle-start 1 A <agent> test-feature
# ... make changes
just cycle-complete 1 A <agent>

Assessment:

• Completed a TDD cycle
• Understands worktree purpose

Module T4: Advanced Governance Patterns (90 min)

Learning Objectives:

• Implement hierarchical policies
• Create temporal constraints
• Handle cross-domain governance

Materials:

• Technical/sea_dsl_governance_patterns.md

Assessment:

• Authored advanced policy pattern
• Can explain policy inheritance

4. Governance Track (Compliance)

Module G1: Evidence Service Deep Dive (60 min)

Learning Objectives:

• Query audit logs
• Verify log integrity
• Generate compliance reports

Materials:

• Governance/evidence_service_audit_trails.md

Hands-on:

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# Query logs
curl http://localhost:8083/api/v1/logs

# Generate report
curl http://localhost:8083/api/v1/reports/compliance

Assessment:

• Successfully queried Evidence Service
• Can generate compliance report

Module G2: Regulatory Mapping (60 min)

Learning Objectives:

• Map specs to regulatory requirements
• Document compliance in SDS
• Prepare for audits

Materials:

• Governance/spec_first_compliance.md

Hands-on:

• Add compliance metadata to SDS
• Generate audit package

Assessment:

• Added compliance metadata to spec
• Understands framework mappings

Module G3: Audit Preparation (60 min)

Learning Objectives:

• Complete audit readiness checklist
• Gather evidence packages
• Prepare team for auditor questions

Materials:

• Governance/spec_first_compliance.md §4

Assessment:

• Completed audit checklist
• Generated evidence package

Module G4: Incident Response (60 min)

Learning Objectives:

• Handle policy violations
• Document incidents
• Implement remediation

Materials:

• Technical/llmops_reference_runbook.md §4

Assessment:

• Can describe incident response process
• Knows how to activate kill switch

5. Executive Track (Leadership)

Module E1: Governance Value (30 min)

Learning Objectives:

• Understand spec-first ROI
• Recognize risk mitigation value
• Articulate governance benefits

Materials:

• Executive_Summary.md

Assessment:

• Can explain ROI to board
• Understands key metrics

Module E2: Governance Metrics (30 min)

Learning Objectives:

• Read governance dashboards
• Interpret key indicators
• Recognize warning signs

Materials:

• Quick_Start_Guide.md §Success Metrics

Assessment:

• Can interpret dashboard
• Knows alert escalation path

6. Certification

Certification Requirements

Assessment

Each track includes:

• Knowledge quiz (70% pass)
• Hands-on exercise (pass/fail)
• Peer review (for Expert level)

7. Continuous Learning

Resources

• Office Hours: Weekly Q&A sessions
• Slack Channel: #sea-forge-governance
• Documentation: This handbook (living document)
• Community: GitHub Discussions

Updates

Curriculum updated quarterly based on:

• New SEA™ Forge features
• Regulatory changes
• Team feedback