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Delivery Metrics That Mean Something
Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, VP Engineering, CTOs3-4 hoursA delivery scorecard — four DORA signals plus a five-dimension maturity baseline with one named bottleneck

How to replace delivery dashboards that measure activity with signals that tell you which dimension is actually holding delivery back — and what to fix first.

...you which dimension is holding you back, or which one to fix first. A level is a badge. A signal is a direction. They are done once and filed. An assessment done in 2022 tells you nothing about 2026. Maturity...

1 DayIntensive
EvidenceNot feeling
Delivery MetricsDORAArchitecture MaturityGovernanceView 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.

...through ungoverned. And because the board reviews decisions after implementation, the cost of changing direction is high. The board becomes a rubber stamp for decisions already committed, or a blocker that...

1 DayIntensive
ContinuousNot batched
GovernanceFitness FunctionsArchitecture ReviewContinuous DeliveryView Details
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.

...features only — integration cost exceeds license cost. No exit plan — locked in when vendor changes direction. Underestimating integration — "it's a SaaS product, it will be easy" — it's not. Buying too...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureSourcing StrategyEcosystemBuild vs BuyVendor ManagementStrategyView 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.

...regulatory compliance required? Do you need full auditability? If your answers point in different directions, start with orchestrated workflow and evolve. MCP and A2A — The protocols reshaping how systems...

1.5 DaysIntensive
CurrentSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureAI AgentsAgentic SystemsMCPA2AAutomationOrchestrationView 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.

...to influence: The architect of the future — five roles: Role What it means Strategist Defines direction, not just design Governor Sets guardrails, not gates Communicator Translates between business...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
ArchitectureOperating ModelAIFuture of WorkStrategyPlatformView 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.

...It's the best technology given the business context — budget, timeline, team capability, strategic direction, and risk tolerance. The dual lens looks like this: Every architect navigates five tensions: Speed...

1 DayIntensive
MindsetNot just methods
ArchitectureFoundationsSystems ThinkingDecision MakingView Details
AI Operating Model & Team Design
Intermediate4-5 hoursAI operating model blueprint + team role map + governance forum design

AI success is not just about tools. It depends on how teams are organised, who owns what, how standards are set, and how delivery, governance, and platform capabilities work together.

...problems. Governance functions define policy, risk rules, oversight, and review requirements. Leadership sets direction, priorities, and investment boundaries. The important move is to separate shared capability...

1 DayStrategy
Operating ModelDesign
AI Operating ModelTeam DesignAI GovernanceTransformationPlatform TeamsView Details
Effective Prompt Engineering
Beginner to Advanced6-8 hoursFull prompt design framework + personal prompt library

Every major prompt engineering technique — from basic clarity to advanced agentic reasoning. Not a list of tips. A mental model you can apply to any task, any tool, any context.

...produces a flat probability distribution over possible outputs — the model has many equally plausible directions to go. A specific prompt narrows that distribution sharply toward the output you actually...

2 DaysIntensive
19 TechniquesComplete Coverage
Prompt EngineeringLLMsGenerative AIProductivityAI WorkflowsView Details
Cognitive Load & Team Interfaces
VP Engineering, Platform Leads, Engineering Managers, Principal Engineers3-4 hoursCognitive load assessment per team, an interaction model, and a platform team charter naming what the platform does and does not own

A team can only hold so much — and the interaction modes between teams are what decide whether that limit is respected or quietly exceeded.

...contract, not the implementation. It is the right target for anything stable and well understood. The direction of that diagram is the point. Collaboration and facilitating are transitional states. If either...

1 DayIntensive
CapacityWhat a team can hold
Cognitive LoadTeam TopologiesPlatform EngineeringDeveloper ExperienceView 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.

...of concepts are timeboxed experiments that reduce uncertainty before committing to an architectural direction. Spike vs POC: Spike — purpose: answer a question. Duration: hours to days. Code: throwaway...

1 DayIntensive
PracticalSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureSolution DesignDeliveryAgileRunwayView Details
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