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Technology Strategy & Architecture Strategy

Advanced (EA, TS)5-6 hoursTechnology strategy vs architecture strategy distinction map + strategy brief template

How to distinguish technology strategy from architecture strategy, connect both to business strategy, and define a coherent direction for the organisation's technology investments.

...yourself — The strategy test Take your organisation's "strategy." Is it technology or architecture? Statement Technology or architecture? Connects to business outcome? e.g. "Cloud-first" Technology...

1.5 DaysIntensive

StrategicEA · TS

Architecture Technology Strategy Business Strategy Direction Enterprise Context 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.

...team. Try it yourself — The team check How is your platform team funded and measured? Factor Current state Should be Funding model Continuous Success metrics Adoption, satisfaction Product management...

1 DayIntensive

CurrentSA · EA · TS

Architecture Platform Developer Experience Internal Platforms Self Service View Details

AI Adoption, Change & Project Delivery

Intermediate5-6 hoursAI adoption playbook + stakeholder engagement plan + delivery framework

Moving AI from exciting pilot to boring-but-valuable production. The people, the process, and the delivery discipline that turns AI potential into daily practice.

...initiative, rate each ADKAR stage. Your lowest stage is your change management priority. Stage Current state (1-5) What would move it up one point? Awareness — do people know it's coming? Desire — do...

2 DaysIntensive

Adoption PlaybookDeliverable

AI Adoption Change Management Project Delivery Stakeholder Engagement AI Culture View Details

Application & Technology Landscape

All levels — SA, EA, TS4-5 hoursApplication landscape register + technology heat map + dependency matrix

How to build, read, and use the full picture of what an organisation runs — every application, platform, integration, and technology — and how they depend on each other.

...what's the consequence if this application fails? Strategic fit — does this application align to the target state? The portfolio bubble chart plots business value against technical health. High value,...

1 dayIntensive

PracticalLandscape exercise

Architecture Enterprise Context Application Landscape Technology Landscape Rationalisation Dependencies View Details

Technology Leadership & Organizational Excellence

Intermediate to AdvancedLeadership roadmap and team enablement plan

Learn to lead high-performance engineering organizations with clear decision rights, distributed leadership, and AI-augmented team management for the future of work.

...mentorship, time Change management approach: Assess current culture (surveys, interviews) Define target state (what does AI-augmented culture look like?) Identify gaps (what's blocking us?) Design interventions...

2 DaysWorkshop

FoundationFor all leadership roles

Leadership Organizational Design Decision Rights AI Augmented Teams View Details

Portfolio & Dependency Thinking

All levels — SA, EA, TS4-5 hoursPortfolio map template + dependency radar + investment alignment grid

How to see all systems, initiatives, and investments as a connected whole — understanding dependencies, shared capabilities, and how decisions in one place ripple across others.

...teams, you've found a consolidation opportunity. Portfolio health — How to assess and communicate the state of the whole Individual system health is tracked — uptime, performance, defects. But portfolio...

1 dayIntensive

StrategicPortfolio-level

Architecture Enterprise Context Portfolio Thinking Dependencies Investment Systems Thinking View Details

Architecture Communication & Storytelling

Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursArchitecture communication playbook + executive presentation template + workshop facilitation guide

How to communicate architecture decisions so they are understood, adopted, and acted on — covering audience adaptation, executive communication, architecture papers, diagrams, workshop facilitation, and influence without authority.

...test Take your next architecture presentation. Run it through the test: Question Your answer Can you state the decision in one sentence? Does it connect to a business outcome? Is the risk quantified?...

1 DayIntensive

CriticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Communication Storytelling Influence Stakeholders View Details

Common Architecture Patterns

Intermediate (SA, EA)5-7 hoursPattern selection guide + pattern comparison matrix + anti-pattern catalogue

Proven, reusable solutions to recurring structural problems — each with known trade-offs that make it suited to some contexts and unsuitable for others.

...for distributed systems complexity. Try it yourself — The microservices readiness test Rate each statement from 1 to 5: Statement Rating (1-5) We can draw clean boundaries between our business...

1.5 DaysIntensive

PracticalSA · EA

Architecture Solution Design Patterns Microservices Event Driven View Details

Future Operating Model

Advanced (EA, TS)5-6 hoursFuture operating model scenarios + AI-native organisation design principles + transition pathway + Communication Structure Heatmap

How organisations will need to restructure their technology capabilities, teams, and governance as AI, automation, and platform thinking reshape what it means to run a technology function.

...replace. Try it yourself — The skills gap Rate your team's current skills: Skill Current level (1-5) Target level Gap action AI literacy Systems thinking Communication Governance Ethical reasoning...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicEA · TS

Architecture Operating Model AI Future of Work Strategy Platform View Details

Enterprise Architecture & Technology Strategy Workshop

CTO, CIO, Enterprise ArchitectsEnterprise architecture governance model, technology roadmap, ADR framework

Align business strategy with enterprise architecture and technology roadmaps, establishing governance frameworks that reduce execution risk.

...and decision frameworks Technology roadmap with clear priorities and AI integration pathways Current-state assessment and target-state architecture vision Architecture Decision Records (ADR) framework for...

1-2 DaysFacilitated

Clear Roadmap90-Day Plan

Enterprise Architecture Technology Strategy Governance View Details

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