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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.

...Validate with stakeholders — does this actually solve the business problem? Keep it at the right level — principles and boundaries, not implementation details. What a good target state includes: Principles...

1 dayIntensive
PracticalCanvas exercise
ArchitectureEnterprise ContextCurrent StateTarget StateTransformationGap AnalysisView 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.

...delivery so that each phase builds on the last, maintaining architectural coherence throughout. Sequencing principles: Build shared foundations first — infrastructure, authentication, logging, CI/CD. Build the...

1 DayIntensive
PracticalSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureSolution DesignDeliveryAgileRunwayView 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.

...Platform teams are a structural solution to shared capability without central control: Platform team principles: Product mindset — internal teams are customers; platform is the product. Self-service — teams...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
ArchitectureOperating ModelConway's LawTeam TopologiesPlatform TeamsStrategyView 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.

...limitation, and erasure capability are designed into the system, not added afterwards. Privacy by design principles: Data minimisation — collect only what's needed. Purpose limitation — use data only for the...

1 DayIntensive
CriticalSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureRiskComplianceSecurityGovernanceControl PointsView Details
What Architecture Is
All levels — SA, EA, TS3-4 hoursArchitecture definition canvas + what it is / what it isn't reference card

What software and enterprise architecture actually is — its structure, relationships, and decisions — and what it is not. No diagrams. No jargon. Just clarity.

...how they talk to each other. Decisions — why the parts exist in this form. Trade-offs, constraints, principles, context. The reasoning behind the structure. Here's the part that catches people out: choosing...

Half-dayIntensive
FoundationFor all roles
ArchitectureFoundationsDecision MakingView 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.

...implement — but pollutes the resource URL. Content negotiation — . Most correct — but complex. API design principles: Design for the consumer, not the implementation. Be explicit about what is stable and what...

2 DaysIntensive
ComprehensiveSA · EA
ArchitectureSolution DesignIntegrationAPI DesignData DesignView Details
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.

...Consequences — what does this mean — positive and negative? Request — what do we need from the reader? Writing principles: Lead with the recommendation — don't build suspense, state the answer first. Options, not...

1 DayIntensive
CriticalSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureCommunicationStorytellingInfluenceStakeholdersView Details
Data & AI Direction
Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursData and AI direction framework + AI readiness assessment + governance overlay

How data strategy and AI direction connect to architecture — covering data quality, governance, data architecture for AI, AI enablement, responsible AI, data products, data mesh, and building a data and AI roadmap.

...explainability, and oversight into the architecture — not adding them after deployment. Responsible AI principles map directly to architectural patterns: Fairness — representative training data, bias-tested...

1.5 DaysIntensive
CurrentSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureData StrategyAIData GovernanceData MeshData ProductsView 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.

...evolution moves through stages: today architects design and review; near future they govern and set principles while AI suggests patterns; future they focus on strategic direction and ethical oversight...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
ArchitectureOperating ModelAIFuture of WorkStrategyPlatformView 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.

...and readiness. Architecture provides the dependency map that makes sequencing defensible. Sequencing principles: Principle What it means Example Dependencies first What must exist before what Platform before...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
ArchitectureInvestmentPrioritisationBusiness CaseStrategyFinOpsView Details
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