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Office Hours with BJ Hargrave (IBM)

BJ Hargrave and supporting mentors will be available during sprint week to answer technical questions on Granite, agent workflows, open-source contribution strategy, and project scoping.

This is a fantastic opportunity to get expert guidance directly from IBM — take advantage of it! We will be using GitHub Discussions under the Office Hours category to ask questions during virtual session.

Schedule (Daily Virtual Office Hours)

One 1-hour office-hours block is planned each day during active sprint work.

Day Date Time (ET) Format Link / Location
Monday April 13 TBD Virtual TBD
Tuesday April 14 TBD Virtual TBD
Wednesday April 15 TBD Virtual TBD
Thursday April 16 TBD Virtual TBD
Friday (optional) April 17 TBD Virtual TBD

About BJ Hargrave

BJ Hargrave is a Distinguished Engineer at IBM and a longtime contributor to open-source ecosystems. BJ leads the kickoff workshop and participates in the final review/presentation session.

What to Bring to Office Hours

To make the most of your time with BJ, come prepared:

  • A clear question or problem description. The more specific you are, the more useful the answer will be.
  • Relevant code or error messages. Share your screen or paste snippets.
  • What you've already tried. This helps avoid repeating steps you've taken.
  • Your project context. Briefly explain what you're building and where you're stuck.

Good Topics for Office Hours

  • Questions about IBM Granite model capabilities and limitations
  • Agent design and orchestration patterns (including LangGraph-style flows)
  • Help choosing the right model or approach for your use case
  • Debugging API calls to watsonx.ai
  • Contribution strategy for open-source repos (PR scope, docs, testing)
  • Prompt engineering strategies
  • Advice on architecture decisions for AI-powered applications
  • Understanding model outputs and improving response quality
  • Career and industry questions about AI at IBM

Tips for Fast Help

  • Show up early in the week if possible — the first sessions may have shorter wait times.
  • Prepare in advance — spend 15–30 minutes trying to solve your problem before office hours so you can ask more focused questions.
  • Take notes — write down what you learn so your whole team benefits.
  • Bring your target artifact — PR draft, issue draft, or demo checklist.
  • If you can't make a scheduled slot, check the FAQ or class communication channels for async support options.

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