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Define What Good AI Performance Looks Like

Choose the errors you can tolerate and the ones you cannot.

Connect quality to the user's task and business outcome. Include routine work, difficult inputs and known failure modes.

100% onlineFocused practical course€199 per participantApplications open
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Illustrative scene: a product team compares sample AI outputs against a small evaluation set, one acceptable result and one highlighted failure.

YOUR LEARNING OUTCOMES

What you will be able to do.

Product/process owners.

  • Connect quality to the user's task and business outcome.
  • Include routine work, difficult inputs and known failure modes.
  • Compare error costs and define minimum usable quality.
  • Establish ownership, review cadence and change triggers.
WHAT YOU WILL CREATE

Representative evaluation cases, acceptance thresholds, and error-cost trade-offs.

IN PRACTICE

A situation you could face.

An AI tool performs well in demonstrations but fails on important edge cases. Design evaluation around real work and error consequences.

YOUR TASK

Establish ownership, review cadence and change triggers.

Illustrative learning scenario.

CURRICULUM

Your learning path.

4 modules

01

Define useful performance

Connect quality to the user's task and business outcome.

02

Build representative test cases

Include routine work, difficult inputs and known failure modes.

03

Set acceptance thresholds

Compare error costs and define minimum usable quality.

04

Plan ongoing evaluation

Establish ownership, review cadence and change triggers.

THE EXPERIENCE

Practice with a purpose.

Illustrative scene: a product team compares sample AI outputs against a small evaluation set, one acceptable result and one highlighted failure.

100% onlineNo in-person attendance required.

Self-directed cases, practical exercises and worked examples. Your invitation confirms the learning materials, delivery format and support included.

Understand the decision

Define the question and the evidence a useful answer needs.

Test your judgement

Apply the method to a realistic case and explain your choices.

Review the quality

Use explicit criteria to judge the result and improve the work.

ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION

Before you apply.

Are courses delivered online?

Course materials, exercises and any included coaching or live sessions are delivered online. No in-person attendance required.

Each programme specifies its pace and included support. Your invitation confirms any scheduled sessions and their timing.

Why do I need to apply?

We review your background and any goals or motivation you choose to share to assess programme fit. There is no payment when you apply.

How do intakes work?

We welcome new participants in intakes over time. Apply for access and we will email you when the next intake opens for this programme.

When can I start?

We will confirm the start date, what is included and the fee when we invite you to join. You can then decide whether to take part. Applying does not give you immediate course access.

What does the fee cover?

Self-directed cases, practical exercises and worked examples. Your invitation confirms the learning materials, delivery format and support included. The €199 shown is an estimated fee per person. We will confirm what is included, the final price and any applicable taxes before you decide to join.

Will I receive a certificate?

Your invitation will explain what you need to complete, how your work will be assessed and whether the programme includes a certificate. Any Academy certificate is separate from an accredited academic qualification.

Who is behind the Academy?

Scipio Academy draws on practical expertise from senior alumni of McKinsey, BCG and Bain. We will share details of the programme contributors and reviewers with your invitation. The firms do not sponsor or endorse these programmes.