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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.

...commodity, everyone needs it → Buy (Auth0, Cognito). Payment processing — commodity with regulatory complexity → Partner (Stripe, Adyen). Logging and monitoring — commodity, solved problem → Buy (Datadog,...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicSA · EA · TS

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

Automation & Agentic Systems

Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)6-7 hoursAutomation opportunity map + agent architecture blueprint + MCP/A2A integration guide + Agentic Risk & Cost Framework

How AI-powered architectures that plan, act, and use tools autonomously are reshaping integration and workflow — covering agentic patterns, MCP and A2A protocols, orchestration frameworks, human-in-the-loop design, guardrails, observability, and economic risk management.

...workloads need the same architecture. Using a multi-agent system for a simple task adds unnecessary complexity. Using a single agent for a complex, multi-domain task leads to hallucination and failure....

1.5 DaysIntensive

CurrentSA · EA · TS

Architecture AI Agents Agentic Systems MCP A2A Automation Orchestration View Details

How to Think With AI

Beginner to Advanced5-7 hoursPersonal AI Fluency framework + working habits

AI Fluency — the four competencies that separate people who use AI from people who think with it. Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence. Master these and everything else follows.

...thinking does this task actually require? Is it straightforward but time-consuming — or is there genuine complexity here that needs to be worked through? Platform awareness is about knowing what the AI tools...

2 DaysIntensive

4 CompetenciesComplete Framework

AI Fluency Generative AI Productivity AI Workflows Responsible AI View Details

Delivery, Implementation & Architecture Runway

Intermediate (SA, EA, TS)4-5 hoursArchitecture runway template + delivery dependency map + agile architecture checklist

How architecture supports delivery instead of blocking it — covering architecture runway, phased implementation, dependency management, keeping teams unblocked, and recovering when architecture goes wrong during delivery.

...one response. Prove the integration works. Expand from there — add capabilities, add services, add complexity. The skeleton stays working at every step. Phase delivery by dependency and risk — foundations...

1 DayIntensive

PracticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Solution Design Delivery Agile Runway View Details

AI Knowledge Systems — RAG, Search, Memory & Internal Knowledge

Intermediate4-5 hoursKnowledge system map + RAG decision framework + memory design checklist

Many useful AI systems are not smarter because the model is smarter. They are smarter because the system can retrieve, search, remember, and ground itself in the right knowledge at the right time.

...evidence Do not use it as a reflex. If the task is generic reasoning or transformation, retrieval may add complexity without adding value. Internal knowledge design Knowledge systems fail when organisations...

1 DaySystems Thinking

Knowledge DesignPractical

RAG Search Memory Knowledge Systems Internal Knowledge View Details

How LLMs Work

Beginner to Intermediate4-6 hoursWorking mental model + reference materials

What actually happens inside a Large Language Model — from the moment you type a prompt to the moment it responds. No math. No fluff. Just a clear picture you can hold in your head.

...large part of why scale matters — more layers means more passes, which means more capacity to handle complexity. It's not magic. It's depth. Each layer consists of two parts running in sequence: the attention...

2 DaysIntensive

Beginner FriendlyNo math required

LLMs Machine Learning Transformers Generative AI 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.

...architectural maturity. Some domains have well-designed, well-governed architecture. Others have accidental complexity and no documentation. Maturity assessment provides a structured way to measure where each...

1 dayIntensive

PracticalCanvas exercise

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

How Architects Think

All levels — SA, EA, TS5-6 hoursSystems thinking toolkit + abstraction ladder + decision heuristics reference card

The cognitive toolkit of architecture — systems thinking, abstraction, balancing business and technical concerns, deciding under uncertainty, and trade-off thinking. Builds the mindset, not just the knowledge.

...Every pattern solves something and sacrifices something Every technology choice has a cost — money, complexity, lock-in, learning curve Every design decision optimises for one thing at the expense of another The...

1 DayIntensive

MindsetNot just methods

Architecture Foundations Systems Thinking Decision Making View Details

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.

...the hard part of the domain itself. This is what the team should focus on. Extraneous — unnecessary complexity — bad tooling, unclear processes. Remove this — it wastes capacity. Germane — learning and...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicEA · TS

Architecture Operating Model Conway's Law Team Topologies Platform Teams Strategy 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.

...New value, but migration risk Retire System has no value or dependents Low Low Cost savings, reduced complexity Tolerate System is stable, low value, not worth changing Very low Low Avoids unnecessary investment...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicSA · EA · TS

Architecture Technical Debt Rationalisation Modernisation Governance View Details

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