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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.

...Orchestrator — manages state, retries, loops. State machine, LangGraph. Guardrails — safety, cost, compliance constraints. Output filters, budget limits. Human-in-the-loop — approval checkpoints. Interrupt/resume...

1.5 DaysIntensive

CurrentSA · EA · TS

Architecture AI Agents Agentic Systems MCP A2A Automation Orchestration View Details

Capability Mapping & Business Outcomes

All levels — SA, EA, TS4-5 hoursBusiness capability map template + capability-to-outcome linkage model

How to build business capability maps, connect them to technology, and link capabilities to strategic outcomes — the bridge between business strategy and technical architecture.

...— Infrastructure Management, Application Development, Security Operations, Data Management. Risk & Compliance — Risk Assessment, Regulatory Reporting, Audit Management, Incident Management. Common mistakes...

1.5 daysIntensive

PracticalMap-building exercise

Architecture Capability Mapping Business Strategy Enterprise Context Business Outcomes View Details

Stakeholder Management & Politics

Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursStakeholder map template + conflict resolution framework + executive alignment guide

How to navigate organisational dynamics, manage conflicting priorities, resolve decision deadlocks, and build executive alignment — because the best architecture recommendation fails without stakeholder alignment.

...Engineering Decision-maker Delivery speed High Cautious Pre-align on trade-offs Security lead Influencer Compliance Medium Concerned Consult and address concerns Team lead Affected Implementation burden Low...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicSA · EA · TS

Architecture Stakeholder Management Politics Influence Conflict Resolution View Details

Technology Strategy & Architecture Strategy

Advanced (EA, TS)5-6 hoursTechnology strategy vs architecture strategy distinction map + strategy brief template

How to distinguish technology strategy from architecture strategy, connect both to business strategy, and define a coherent direction for the organisation's technology investments.

...cost 20%" Automation Workflow orchestration, self-service RPA, platform automation, IaC "Achieve SOC 2 compliance" Security controls Zero-trust, audit logging, encryption IAM, SIEM, key management The strategy...

1.5 DaysIntensive

StrategicEA · TS

Architecture Technology Strategy Business Strategy Direction Enterprise Context View Details

AI Adoption, Change & Project Delivery

Intermediate5-6 hoursAI adoption playbook + stakeholder engagement plan + delivery framework

Moving AI from exciting pilot to boring-but-valuable production. The people, the process, and the delivery discipline that turns AI potential into daily practice.

...Engineering Integration and maintenance Technical reviews, architecture involvement from day one Legal / Compliance Risk and regulatory exposure Early risk assessment, policy co-development The stakeholder...

2 DaysIntensive

Adoption PlaybookDeliverable

AI Adoption Change Management Project Delivery Stakeholder Engagement AI Culture View 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.

...to models, training data. Contribute: models, data, feedback. Industry consortium — shared security, compliance frameworks. Contribute: best practices, audit results. The participation evaluation: Network...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicSA · EA · TS

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

...opaque, and unaccountable. Most organisations treat responsible AI as a policy document — something the compliance team writes and nobody reads. Responsible AI by design means building fairness, explainability,...

1.5 DaysIntensive

CurrentSA · EA · TS

Architecture Data Strategy AI Data Governance Data Mesh Data Products View Details

Standards & Reference Architectures

Intermediate (SA, EA)4-5 hoursReference architecture library starter + standards register + architecture principles catalogue

How to create, govern, and operationalise architecture standards and reference architectures — the agreed patterns and structures that create consistency, reduce duplication, and accelerate delivery at scale.

...in a wiki. Integrate into tooling — linting, CI/CD checks, architecture fitness functions. Celebrate compliance — recognise teams that follow standards — not just punish those who don't. The adoption lifecycle:...

1 dayIntensive

PracticalStandards exercise

Architecture Enterprise Context Standards Reference Architecture Governance Consistency View Details

AI Capabilities, Limitations & Use Cases

Beginner to Intermediate3-4 hoursTask-to-AI fit judgment + reference materials

What AI is genuinely good at, where it will let you down, and how to match the right task to the right tool. The judgment you need before you touch a prompt.

...inputs reliably produce the same output. For workflows that require consistency — quality control, compliance processes, anything where reproducibility matters — build in human review steps. One AI output...

Half DayIntensive

Beginner FriendlyNo math required

Generative AI AI Capabilities AI Limitations Hallucination Use Cases AI Fluency View Details

AI Measurement & ROI

Intermediate to Senior Leaders3-4 hoursAI measurement framework + ROI model + leadership dashboard template

Proving AI's value — defining success before you start, attributing outcomes correctly, and reporting to leadership in a way they trust. The discipline of answering the question every executive asks: is this worth it?

...conversion), cost reduction (process automation, efficiency gains), risk reduction (fewer incidents, better compliance), and capability (new abilities the organisation didn't have before). Benefit type Example...

1 DayIntensive

ROI FrameworkDeliverable

AI ROI Value Measurement AI Metrics Business Impact AI Reporting View Details

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