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Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursGovernance model canvas + architecture principles register + escalation path template

How to design, implement, and measure architecture governance — the mechanisms that ensure decisions are made consistently, applied correctly, and aligned with strategy.

...domains Shared databases create coupling Each domain owns its data; access through APIs only P-03 Cloud-native by default Cloud enables scale and speed On-prem requires explicit exception P-04 Buy...

1 DayIntensive

PracticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Governance Principles Decision Making Control View Details

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.

...details. What a good target state includes: Principles — guiding rules: "API-first," "data owned by domains," "cloud-native." Capabilities — which capabilities are enabled, improved, or new. Boundaries — how the...

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PracticalCanvas exercise

Architecture Enterprise Context Current State Target State Transformation Gap Analysis View Details

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.

...it covers Techniques Architecture patterns, practices, methodologies Platforms Infrastructure, cloud, runtime platforms Tools Development tools, CI/CD, observability Languages & Frameworks Programming...

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PracticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Technology Radar Horizon Scanning Innovation Strategy View Details

Investment & Prioritisation

Advanced (EA, TS)5-6 hoursInvestment prioritisation model + business case guide (including TCO and unit economics) + sequencing criteria

How to decide which technology initiatives get funded, in what order, and why — connecting architecture to financial decisions and business outcomes.

..."Build a data platform" "Enable real-time analytics that reduce customer churn by 15%" "Migrate to cloud" "Reduce infrastructure cost by 30% and improve deployment frequency by 5x" "Pay down technical...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicEA · TS

Architecture Investment Prioritisation Business Case Strategy FinOps View Details

Risk, Compliance & Control Points

Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursRisk and control register template + compliance mapping guide + architecture risk heat map

How architecture manages technical risk and meets regulatory obligations — covering architectural risk analysis, compliance by design, privacy by design, security controls as decisions, operational risk, control points, and demonstrating compliance through architecture.

...compliance-to-architecture mapping: Regulatory requirement Architecture decision Data must stay in EU Cloud region selection — EU-only; no cross-region replication outside EU Data encrypted at rest All...

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CriticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Risk Compliance Security Governance Control Points View Details

Standards & Reference Architectures

Intermediate (SA, EA)4-5 hoursReference architecture library starter + standards register + architecture principles catalogue

How to create, govern, and operationalise architecture standards and reference architectures — the agreed patterns and structures that create consistency, reduce duplication, and accelerate delivery at scale.

...templates for common problems Teams facing common problems — "build an integration platform," "set up a cloud landing zone," "design a data platform" — shouldn't start from scratch every time. A reference...

1 dayIntensive

PracticalStandards exercise

Architecture Enterprise Context Standards Reference Architecture Governance Consistency View Details

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.

...Image generation Audio Video On-device AI — local, private, fast Most AI today runs in the cloud — your data is sent to a server, processed, and results returned. This creates latency, privacy,...

Half DayIntensive

Horizon ScanDeliverable

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

Fitness Functions Instead of Review Boards

Enterprise Architects, CTOs, Review Board Members, Engineering Leaders3-4 hoursA three-tier fitness function plan — your first three invariants automated, and the board agenda they retire

Batch review cannot govern continuous change. How to encode architectural invariants as automated checks — and what still belongs to the board.

...2017) introduced the term; ThoughtWorks built them into delivery pipeline guidance; case studies and cloud-vendor patterns followed. Every treatment gives the same playbook: define an architectural property,...

1 DayIntensive

ContinuousNot batched

Governance Fitness Functions Architecture Review Continuous Delivery View Details

Requirements, Constraints, Trade-offs & Compromise

All levels — SA, EA, TS5-6 hoursTrade-off framework + constraint register template + requirements classification guide

The art of making the best possible architectural decision given what is required, what is constrained, and what must be sacrificed.

...Integration Synchronous Asynchronous Simplicity vs resilience Database SQL NoSQL Structure vs flexibility Cloud Single cloud Multi-cloud Simplicity vs risk mitigation API style REST GraphQL Standardisation...

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PracticeReal decisions

Architecture Foundations Requirements Trade Offs Decision Making View Details

Technical Debt & Rationalisation

Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursTechnical debt taxonomy + rationalisation prioritisation framework + modernisation criteria

How to understand, measure, prioritise, and reduce technical debt — the accumulated cost of shortcuts, outdated decisions, and deferred maintenance.

...problems. Re-build — rewrite from scratch. System is beyond repair; complete replacement. Re-host — move to cloud without changes. Quick cloud migration; address debt later. Four strategies — modernise, replace,...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicSA · EA · TS

Architecture Technical Debt Rationalisation Modernisation Governance View Details

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