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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.

...sheet Before we start — the one thing to hold onto Architecture without governance is just advice. Teams can ignore it, contradict it, or drift away from it — and nobody notices until something breaks....

1 DayIntensive

PracticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Governance Principles Decision Making Control View Details

Decision Rights & Delegation

Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, Directors, CTO, VP Engineering3-4 hoursDecision rights map by altitude and domain, with every gap, overlap and delay node named

Decisions made at the wrong altitude are the commonest source of both bottleneck and drift — which makes delegation a design problem, not a trust problem.

...and it turns delegation from a question about who you trust into a question about how the system is designed. Keep it in mind. Start here — the escalation ladder is not a decision rights model Most...

1 DayIntensive

AltitudeWho decides what

Decision Rights Delegation Governance Decision Velocity View Details

Platform Thinking

Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursPlatform strategy canvas + internal platform design guide + shared capability register

How to shift from building one-off solutions to building reusable internal platforms — shared foundations that allow teams to deliver independently without solving the same problems repeatedly.

Quick Navigation Start here — What a platform is Why platform thinking matters now The platform team model Designing for adoption What makes a good platform Platform governance The journey from projects...

1 DayIntensive

CurrentSA · EA · TS

Architecture Platform Developer Experience Internal Platforms Self Service 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.

...target is where transformation planning lives. None of these are optional. Skip current state and you design in a vacuum. Skip target state and you drift without direction. Skip transition states and you...

1 dayIntensive

PracticalCanvas exercise

Architecture Enterprise Context Current State Target State Transformation Gap Analysis 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.

Quick Navigation Start here — What architectural risk is Regulatory landscape Privacy by design Security controls as decisions Operational risk Control points Demonstrating compliance Putting...

1 DayIntensive

CriticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Risk Compliance Security Governance Control Points View 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.

Quick Navigation Start here — Why the future operating model must be designed How technology organisations are changing The AI-augmented technology function Platform-based...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicEA · TS

Architecture Operating Model AI Future of Work Strategy Platform View Details

Review Forums & Decision Authority

Intermediate (SA, EA, TS)3-4 hoursArchitecture board design guide + review charter template + decision rights matrix

How to design, run, and improve architecture review forums — the structured spaces where decisions are evaluated, challenged, approved, and communicated.

...Nobody communicates them. Review forums prevent four specific problems: Inconsistent decisions — teams choose differently for the same problem. Misalignment — decisions contradict strategy. Hidden decisions...

Half-dayIntensive

PracticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Governance Review Decision Making Authority View Details

Why Architecture Exists

All levels — SA, EA, TS3-4 hoursArchitecture purpose framework — complexity · alignment · risk · change · shared understanding

Why architecture exists — managing complexity, aligning technology with business, reducing risk, enabling change, and creating shared understanding across teams.

...thing to hold onto Architecture exists because without it, systems become unmaintainable. I've seen teams add features, take shortcuts, watch people leave, lose knowledge — and slowly, quietly, the system...

Half-dayIntensive

PurposeWhy it matters

Architecture Foundations Complexity Business Alignment View Details

AI in the Workplace

Beginner to Intermediate3-4 hoursPersonal AI workflow map + role-specific use case library

Applying AI in real work contexts — across roles, tasks, and teams. Move from knowing what AI is to using it every day, without hype, without fear, and without wasting time on the wrong things.

...presentation, or an AI-drafted email goes out with the wrong tone to the wrong person, and suddenly the entire team becomes sceptical. The problem wasn't the tool. It was the mental model. Most people approach...

Half DayIntensive

Beginner FriendlyNo math required

AI in the Workplace Generative AI Productivity AI Fluency Use Cases AI Workflows View Details

Platform Engineering & DevEx Strategy Workshop

VP Engineering, Platform Leads, Engineering ManagersPlatform engineering strategy, golden path specifications, DevEx baseline

Design internal developer platforms and golden paths that accelerate delivery, improve developer experience, and create standardised pathways.

Before we start — the one thing to hold onto Most teams think they need a platform. They don't. They need fewer obstacles. I've sat in rooms with platform...

2 DaysStrategic Design

DevEx ImprovementTeam Velocity

Platform Engineering Developer Experience Internal Developer Platform Golden Paths View Details

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