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Build / Buy / Partner / Participate — Ecosystem Strategy

Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursBuild/buy/partner/participate decision framework + vendor and ecosystem evaluation scorecard + exit and switching cost analysis template

How to decide what to build, what to buy, what to access through partners, and what to participate in through ecosystems — covering differentiation vs commodity analysis, vendor evaluation, total cost of ownership, interoperability velocity, exit strategy, and lock-in risk.

...default to building because it's familiar and fun. But building has a long-term cost — maintenance, evolution, operational burden. Build only what genuinely differentiates. Build when the capability is...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicSA · EA · TS

Architecture Sourcing Strategy Ecosystem Build vs Buy Vendor Management Strategy View Details

Platform Thinking

Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursPlatform strategy canvas + internal platform design guide + shared capability register

How to shift from building one-off solutions to building reusable internal platforms — shared foundations that allow teams to deliver independently without solving the same problems repeatedly.

...governance principles: No gatekeeping — teams don't need platform team approval to use the platform. Fast evolution — platform evolves based on team feedback — not on annual planning. Automated compliance —...

1 DayIntensive

CurrentSA · EA · TS

Architecture Platform Developer Experience Internal Platforms Self Service View Details

MCP Is Not an AI Protocol. It Is a Governance Layer.

MCP is classified as an AI integration protocol. It is actually a governance primitive — the stable interface layer that architecture fitness functions have been missing for years.

Executive Summary Who this is for: Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, CTOs, Architecture Leads Problem it solves: Architecture fitness functions that break the moment a team changes...

Ai Governance Strategy Read Insight

Future of AI

Intermediate to Senior Leaders3-4 hoursAI horizon scan + strategic implications analysis + preparation roadmap

What's coming in AI — multimodal models, on-device AI, open-source momentum, protocols, regulation, and the shift to AI-native organisations. See around the corner without falling for hype.

...private, fast Open source and democratisation Protocols and the agent economy Regulation and governance evolution AI-native organisations The horizon scan in one diagram Cheat sheet Separating signal from...

Half DayIntensive

Horizon ScanDeliverable

Future of AI AI Trends Multimodal AI AI Regulation Emerging Technology View Details

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