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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.

...Defining what to build and why — intent, not implementation Governance Setting constraints, reviewing outcomes, ethical oversight Communication Translating between technical and business worlds Ethics Value-based...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
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.

...human-only vs AI vs collaborative Establish guardrails — ensure AI operates within ethical, legal, and business constraints Build AI literacy — ensure team understands AI capabilities/limitations Foster psychological...

2 DaysWorkshop
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Current State & Target State Architecture
All levels — SA, EA, TS4-5 hoursAs-is / to-be architecture canvas + transition state design + maturity scale + AI readiness assessment

How to document what exists today, define what must exist tomorrow, and design the transition states that get you there — the discipline of architecture that connects present reality to future goals.

...including the problems, debt, and constraints. Target state describes what must exist to meet future business needs. Transition states are the realistic intermediate steps. The gap between current and target...

1 dayIntensive
PracticalCanvas exercise
Emerging Technology Scanning
All levels — SA, EA, TS3-4 hoursTechnology radar template + horizon scanning process + hype vs signal evaluation criteria

How to monitor what is coming, filter signal from noise, and make deliberate decisions about when and how to adopt new technologies — before being forced to react.

...filtering signal from noise — structured process with sources, cadence, evaluation criteria, and decision outcomes. If scanning doesn't change decisions, stop doing it. Scanning isn't reading tech blogs. It's...

Half-dayIntensive
PracticalSA · EA · TS
Operating Model Choices
Advanced (EA, TS)5-6 hoursOperating model design canvas + team topology guide + Conway's Law application worksheet + Communication Structure Heatmap

How the structure of technology teams shapes the structure of the systems they build — covering Conway's Law, centralised vs federated models, platform teams, product operating models, team topologies, and designing the organisation that produces the architecture you want.

...waiting for permission, you need a self-service platform. Product operating models — Organising around outcomes, not projects Project-based models fund work for a fixed duration, then disband the team. The...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
Roadmaps & Transformation Sequencing
Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-7 hoursRoadmap template + transition state design guide + sequencing logic + dependency overlay

How to build multi-year transformation roadmaps that sequence architectural change realistically — accounting for dependencies, capacity, risk, and the fact that the organisation must continue operating while it transforms.

...transformation. Design the first transition state: Question Your answer What changes in this transition? What business value does this deliver? Can the organisation operate on this state? What does this enable for...

1.5 DaysIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
Stakeholder Management & Politics
Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursStakeholder map template + conflict resolution framework + executive alignment guide

How to navigate organisational dynamics, manage conflicting priorities, resolve decision deadlocks, and build executive alignment — because the best architecture recommendation fails without stakeholder alignment.

...engineering. Quantify the cost of each — "speed now costs us X weeks of rework." Innovation vs stability — business vs operations. Present risk and reward — "innovation has Y% chance of Z impact." Centralisation...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
Review Forums & Decision Authority
Intermediate (SA, EA, TS)3-4 hoursArchitecture board design guide + review charter template + decision rights matrix

How to design, run, and improve architecture review forums — the structured spaces where decisions are evaluated, challenged, approved, and communicated.

...which forum — Decision rights and representation The wrong people in a review forum create the wrong outcomes. Too many people and the review becomes a lecture. Too few and critical perspectives are missed....

Half-dayIntensive
PracticalSA · EA · TS
AI Use Case Discovery & Prioritization
Beginner to Intermediate4-5 hoursAI use case portfolio + prioritisation matrix + pilot shortlist

The hardest AI question is often not how to build, but what to build first. Learn how to find real use cases, assess fit, sequence experiments, and avoid expensive distractions.

...matter. Why most idea lists fail Ask an organisation for AI ideas and you will usually get one of two bad outcomes. Either you get a list of vague ambitions like "use AI in every department," which is too abstract...

1 DayWorkshop
Portfolio DesignPractical
Human Skills in an AI World
All levels4-5 hoursPersonal skills assessment + development plan + human-AI collaboration playbook

The skills that become more valuable, not less, as AI handles routine work. Critical thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence, ethical judgment, adaptability, and the art of working with AI as a collaborator.

...experience. It follows patterns learned from data — it doesn't break rules intentionally. The best AI outcomes come from creative framing plus AI execution. Neither alone is sufficient. Try it yourself —...

1 DayIntensive
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