A global alternative asset manager
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AI capability training, agentic engineering
Core Capacities
Engineering org transformation, ~50-person team
Project Focus
2026
Year
Overview
1
Generic AI training programs weren't moving the needle. The firm needed a program designed around its actual tools, workflows, and engineering culture — not a vendor's standard curriculum. It also needed a way to measure adoption across a large team, identify where engagement gaps existed, and apply targeted interventions rather than hoping content would find its audience.
2
Sierra designed and delivered a structured AI engineering capability program focused on AI-first development practices and agentic engineering. Rather than one-size-fits-all instruction, Sierra installed telemetry and analytics to measure adoption across the engineering organization and segment teams by proficiency. High-performing teams were accelerated further; patterns from those teams were systematically applied to lift lower-adoption groups. Following the program, Sierra was retained to consult on agentic architecture — helping the firm move beyond what had been built in-house.
3
• Designed a curriculum built around the firm's actual engineering environment, tools, and real-world workflows — not generic AI concepts. • Installed adoption telemetry and proficiency segmentation to measure engagement across the full engineering organization. • Applied high-adoption patterns from leading teams to lift practice across lower-adoption groups through targeted intervention. • Provided ongoing agentic engineering advisory following the initial training, helping the firm accelerate beyond its in-house builds.
4
Engineering-wide AI adoption measurably increased across the organization, with telemetry surfacing and addressing the specific gaps that generic programs miss. Sierra was retained for ongoing advisory and agentic architecture consulting — helping the firm move faster and further than what had been built internally. The engagement established AI-first engineering as a consistent organizational practice rather than a capability held by a small cohort.
