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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? Is...

1 DayIntensive

CriticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Communication Storytelling Influence Stakeholders View Details

Application, Integration, API, Interface, Data & Process Design

Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA)6-8 hoursIntegration design playbook + API design standards + data movement pattern guide

How the components of a solution are structured internally, how they communicate with each other, and how they connect to the data and processes they depend on.

...test Take three integrations in your system. What pattern are they using? Should they be? Integration Current pattern Should it be? Why? If you defaulted to REST for everything, you haven't chosen — you've...

2 DaysIntensive

ComprehensiveSA · EA

Architecture Solution Design Integration API Design Data Design 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.

...answering a different question. Try it yourself — The layer audit Which of these five layers do you currently have documented? Layer Documented? Last updated? Applications Platforms Integrations Data flows...

1 dayIntensive

PracticalLandscape exercise

Architecture Enterprise Context Application Landscape Technology Landscape Rationalisation Dependencies 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.

...simplicity 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 capabilities...

1.5 DaysIntensive

PracticalSA · EA

Architecture Solution Design Patterns Microservices Event Driven 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.

...organisation, which modalities matter? Your highest priority is where to experiment first. Modality Current use case Future opportunity Priority Image understanding Low / Medium / High Image generation...

Half DayIntensive

Horizon ScanDeliverable

Future of AI AI Trends Multimodal AI AI Regulation Emerging Technology 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.

...anxiety — "I can't learn this" → provide training, mentorship, time Change management approach: Assess current culture (surveys, interviews) Define target state (what does AI-augmented culture look like?) Identify...

2 DaysWorkshop

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Leadership Organizational Design Decision Rights AI Augmented Teams View Details

Architecture Decisions & ADRs

All levels — SA, EA, TS3-4 hoursADR template + decision log + rationale guide

How to capture, document, and govern architecture decisions using ADRs — the lightweight mechanism that turns tribal knowledge into shared understanding.

...what alternatives were considered? What were the pros and cons of each? Decision — what was chosen? State it clearly and concisely. Consequences — what does this enable and constrain? What are the positive...

Half-dayIntensive

PracticalReady to use

Architecture ADRs Decision Making Governance Documentation 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.

...adjusts to dependencies, not the other way around. Try it yourself — The sequencing check Take your current programme. Is it sequenced by priority or by dependencies? Initiative Business priority Dependencies...

1 dayIntensive

StrategicPortfolio-level

Architecture Enterprise Context Portfolio Thinking Dependencies Investment Systems Thinking 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.

...the system must do it: "Orders must be processed within 2 seconds." "The system must handle 10,000 concurrent users." "Data must be encrypted in transit and at rest." The critical insight: Functional requirements...

1 DayIntensive

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.

...document learning Bit rot Technology ages — support ends, versions stale "We're on Java 11; Java 17 is current" Upgrade on schedule; track support end dates Architectural Wrong structural decisions — boundaries,...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicSA · EA · TS

Architecture Technical Debt Rationalisation Modernisation Governance View Details

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