# xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer architecture

> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-09-30). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.

- Interactive diagram: https://gitdiagram.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer
- Repository: https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer

## Overview

This repository is a Chinese-language book about the Forward Deployed Engineer role and delivering AI value in customer businesses. Its principal journey follows the documented lifecycle: identify the right problem, win the customer, deploy, retain, expand revenue, and scale. The chapters, case collection, metrics, people, and sources are the product—not software modules. Relationships between lifecycle stages reflect the sequence explicitly described in the README; no implementation or website internals are represented because none were provided.

Main entry points: [`03-第3章-赢得客户.md`](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/03-%E7%AC%AC3%E7%AB%A0-%E8%B5%A2%E5%BE%97%E5%AE%A2%E6%88%B7.md) (Win the customer), [`04-第4章-激活部署.md`](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/04-%E7%AC%AC4%E7%AB%A0-%E6%BF%80%E6%B4%BB%E9%83%A8%E7%BD%B2.md) (Activate deployment), [`05-第5章-守住续约.md`](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/05-%E7%AC%AC5%E7%AB%A0-%E5%AE%88%E4%BD%8F%E7%BB%AD%E7%BA%A6.md) (Secure renewal), [`06-第6章-扩大收入.md`](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/06-%E7%AC%AC6%E7%AB%A0-%E6%89%A9%E5%A4%A7%E6%94%B6%E5%85%A5.md) (Expand revenue)

## Diagram (Mermaid)

```mermaid
flowchart TD

subgraph group_foundations["Role and foundations"]
  node_preface["Preface<br/>[00-自序.md]"]
  node_rise["FDE origins<br/>[01-第1章-FDE的崛起.md]"]
  node_ethics["FDE ethics<br/>[09-后记-FDE的职业道德.md]"]
end

subgraph group_delivery["Customer delivery"]
  node_problem["Find the problem<br/>[02-第2章-解决正确的问题.md]"]
  node_customer["Win the customer<br/>[03-第3章-赢得客户.md]"]
  node_deployment["Activate deployment<br/>[04-第4章-激活部署.md]"]
  node_renewal["Secure renewal<br/>[05-第5章-守住续约.md]"]
  node_expansion["Expand revenue<br/>[06-第6章-扩大收入.md]"]
  node_scale["Scale delivery<br/>[07-第7章-规模化复制.md]"]
end

subgraph group_reference["Cases and references"]
  node_cases["Case collection<br/>[08-第8章-完整案例集.md]"]
  node_metrics["Key metrics"]
  node_people["People and teams"]
  node_sources["Cases and sources"]
  node_pdf["Combined PDF"]
end

node_reader(("Reader"))

node_reader -->|"reads online"| node_preface
node_reader -->|"reads online"| node_rise
node_reader -->|"reads online"| node_problem
node_reader -->|"reads online"| node_customer
node_reader -->|"reads online"| node_deployment
node_reader -->|"reads online"| node_renewal
node_reader -->|"reads online"| node_expansion
node_reader -->|"reads online"| node_scale
node_reader -->|"reads online"| node_cases
node_reader -->|"reads online"| node_ethics
node_reader -->|"reads online"| node_metrics
node_reader -->|"reads online"| node_people
node_reader -->|"reads online"| node_sources
node_reader -->|"downloads"| node_pdf
node_problem -->|"then wins"| node_customer
node_customer -->|"then activates"| node_deployment
node_deployment -->|"then retains"| node_renewal
node_renewal -->|"then expands"| node_expansion
node_expansion -->|"then scales"| node_scale

click node_preface "https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/00-%E8%87%AA%E5%BA%8F.md"
click node_rise "https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/01-%E7%AC%AC1%E7%AB%A0-FDE%E7%9A%84%E5%B4%9B%E8%B5%B7.md"
click node_ethics "https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/09-%E5%90%8E%E8%AE%B0-FDE%E7%9A%84%E8%81%8C%E4%B8%9A%E9%81%93%E5%BE%B7.md"
click node_problem "https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/02-%E7%AC%AC2%E7%AB%A0-%E8%A7%A3%E5%86%B3%E6%AD%A3%E7%A1%AE%E7%9A%84%E9%97%AE%E9%A2%98.md"
click node_customer "https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/03-%E7%AC%AC3%E7%AB%A0-%E8%B5%A2%E5%BE%97%E5%AE%A2%E6%88%B7.md"
click node_deployment "https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/04-%E7%AC%AC4%E7%AB%A0-%E6%BF%80%E6%B4%BB%E9%83%A8%E7%BD%B2.md"
click node_renewal "https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/05-%E7%AC%AC5%E7%AB%A0-%E5%AE%88%E4%BD%8F%E7%BB%AD%E7%BA%A6.md"
click node_expansion "https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/06-%E7%AC%AC6%E7%AB%A0-%E6%89%A9%E5%A4%A7%E6%94%B6%E5%85%A5.md"
click node_scale "https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/07-%E7%AC%AC7%E7%AB%A0-%E8%A7%84%E6%A8%A1%E5%8C%96%E5%A4%8D%E5%88%B6.md"
click node_cases "https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/08-%E7%AC%AC8%E7%AB%A0-%E5%AE%8C%E6%95%B4%E6%A1%88%E4%BE%8B%E9%9B%86.md"
click node_metrics "https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/10-%E9%99%84%E5%BD%95A-FDE%E5%BA%94%E5%BD%93%E5%85%B3%E6%B3%A8%E7%9A%84%E5%B8%B8%E7%94%A8%E6%8C%87%E6%A0%87.md"
click node_people "https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/11-%E9%99%84%E5%BD%95B-FDE%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%E4%B8%8E%E5%9B%A2%E9%98%9F%E5%90%8D%E5%8D%95.md"
click node_sources "https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/12-%E9%99%84%E5%BD%95C-%E5%85%A8%E4%B9%A6%E6%A1%88%E4%BE%8B%E7%B4%A2%E5%BC%95%E4%B8%8E%E8%B5%84%E6%96%99%E5%87%BA%E5%A4%84.md"
click node_pdf "https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/%E5%89%8D%E7%BA%BF%E9%83%A8%E7%BD%B2%E5%B7%A5%E7%A8%8B%E5%B8%88%EF%BC%88FDE%EF%BC%89v1.0.24.pdf"

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```

## Components

### Role and foundations

- [Preface](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/00-%E8%87%AA%E5%BA%8F.md): `00-自序.md`
- [FDE origins](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/01-%E7%AC%AC1%E7%AB%A0-FDE%E7%9A%84%E5%B4%9B%E8%B5%B7.md): `01-第1章-FDE的崛起.md`
- [FDE ethics](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/09-%E5%90%8E%E8%AE%B0-FDE%E7%9A%84%E8%81%8C%E4%B8%9A%E9%81%93%E5%BE%B7.md): `09-后记-FDE的职业道德.md`

### Customer delivery

- [Find the problem](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/02-%E7%AC%AC2%E7%AB%A0-%E8%A7%A3%E5%86%B3%E6%AD%A3%E7%A1%AE%E7%9A%84%E9%97%AE%E9%A2%98.md): `02-第2章-解决正确的问题.md`
- [Win the customer](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/03-%E7%AC%AC3%E7%AB%A0-%E8%B5%A2%E5%BE%97%E5%AE%A2%E6%88%B7.md): `03-第3章-赢得客户.md`
- [Activate deployment](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/04-%E7%AC%AC4%E7%AB%A0-%E6%BF%80%E6%B4%BB%E9%83%A8%E7%BD%B2.md): `04-第4章-激活部署.md`
- [Secure renewal](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/05-%E7%AC%AC5%E7%AB%A0-%E5%AE%88%E4%BD%8F%E7%BB%AD%E7%BA%A6.md): `05-第5章-守住续约.md`
- [Expand revenue](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/06-%E7%AC%AC6%E7%AB%A0-%E6%89%A9%E5%A4%A7%E6%94%B6%E5%85%A5.md): `06-第6章-扩大收入.md`
- [Scale delivery](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/07-%E7%AC%AC7%E7%AB%A0-%E8%A7%84%E6%A8%A1%E5%8C%96%E5%A4%8D%E5%88%B6.md): `07-第7章-规模化复制.md`

### Cases and references

- [Case collection](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/08-%E7%AC%AC8%E7%AB%A0-%E5%AE%8C%E6%95%B4%E6%A1%88%E4%BE%8B%E9%9B%86.md): `08-第8章-完整案例集.md`
- [Key metrics](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/10-%E9%99%84%E5%BD%95A-FDE%E5%BA%94%E5%BD%93%E5%85%B3%E6%B3%A8%E7%9A%84%E5%B8%B8%E7%94%A8%E6%8C%87%E6%A0%87.md): `10-附录A-FDE应当关注的常用指标.md`
- [People and teams](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/11-%E9%99%84%E5%BD%95B-FDE%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%E4%B8%8E%E5%9B%A2%E9%98%9F%E5%90%8D%E5%8D%95.md): `11-附录B-FDE人物与团队名单.md`
- [Cases and sources](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/12-%E9%99%84%E5%BD%95C-%E5%85%A8%E4%B9%A6%E6%A1%88%E4%BE%8B%E7%B4%A2%E5%BC%95%E4%B8%8E%E8%B5%84%E6%96%99%E5%87%BA%E5%A4%84.md): `12-附录C-全书案例索引与资料出处.md`
- [Combined PDF](https://github.com/xdash/fde-the-guidance-book-of-forward-deployed-engineer/blob/main/%E5%89%8D%E7%BA%BF%E9%83%A8%E7%BD%B2%E5%B7%A5%E7%A8%8B%E5%B8%88%EF%BC%88FDE%EF%BC%89v1.0.24.pdf): `前线部署工程师（FDE）v1.0.24.pdf`

### Other components

- **Reader**

## Connections

- Reader → Preface: reads online (evidence: `README.md`)
- Reader → FDE origins: reads online (evidence: `README.md`)
- Reader → Find the problem: reads online (evidence: `README.md`)
- Reader → Win the customer: reads online (evidence: `README.md`)
- Reader → Activate deployment: reads online (evidence: `README.md`)
- Reader → Secure renewal: reads online (evidence: `README.md`)
- Reader → Expand revenue: reads online (evidence: `README.md`)
- Reader → Scale delivery: reads online (evidence: `README.md`)
- Reader → Case collection: reads online (evidence: `README.md`)
- Reader → FDE ethics: reads online (evidence: `README.md`)
- Reader → Key metrics: reads online (evidence: `README.md`)
- Reader → People and teams: reads online (evidence: `README.md`)
- Reader → Cases and sources: reads online (evidence: `README.md`)
- Reader → Combined PDF: downloads (evidence: `README.md`)
- Find the problem → Win the customer: then wins (evidence: `README.md`)
- Win the customer → Activate deployment: then activates (evidence: `README.md`)
- Activate deployment → Secure renewal: then retains (evidence: `README.md`)
- Secure renewal → Expand revenue: then expands (evidence: `README.md`)
- Expand revenue → Scale delivery: then scales (evidence: `README.md`)