https://rochanewton.github.io/tags/product-selection/Recent content in Product-Selection on Newton RochaHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Newton RochaThu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rochanewton.github.io/posts/claude-cert-07-product-and-model-selection/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rochanewton.github.io/posts/claude-cert-07-product-and-model-selection/<h2 class="relative group">What this is about <div id="what-this-is-about" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#what-this-is-about" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>Domain 5 of the <a href="https://anthropic-partners.skilljar.com/claude-certified-associate-foundations-certification" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Claude Certified Associate – Foundations</a> exam is <strong>Product and Model Selection</strong>. It&rsquo;s worth 12%. The framing: before prompting even starts, four decisions already set the quality ceiling for the session — the right entry point, the right capability layer, the right model tier, the right context strategy. Get those four wrong and no amount of prompt polish fixes it. Get them right and the prompt has to do a lot less work.</p>