You've completed the LLM Fine-Tuning roadmap.
You now understand:
- When to fine-tune vs other approaches
- Transformer architecture and training infrastructure
- Data preparation and supervised fine-tuning
- LoRA, QLoRA, and advanced PEFT methods
- Preference alignment with DPO and alternatives
- Tools and frameworks for practical training
- Production deployment and monitoring
Start with a small project. Apply what you've learned. Build from there.