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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.

...the decision — so the trade-off is understood, not forgotten. Common architecture conflicts: Speed vs quality — product vs engineering. Quantify the cost of each — "speed now costs us X weeks of rework."...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
AI Workflow Design & Process Redesign
Beginner to Intermediate4-5 hoursAI workflow map + redesign canvas + exception-handling pattern

Most organisations do not need more prompts. They need better workflows. Learn how to redesign work around AI, human review, exceptions, and measurable outcomes.

...problem. It is a design problem. AI workflow design begins with a hard truth: technology amplifies process quality. If the process is clear, AI can accelerate it. If the process is broken, AI can industrialise...

1 DayHands-on
Workflow DesignPractical
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.

...scale, every team rebuilding the same foundation — CI/CD, observability, deployment, authentication, data access — becomes wasteful. But centralising everything creates a bottleneck. Platform thinking is...

1 DayIntensive
CurrentSA · EA · TS
AI Implementation & Technical Architecture
Intermediate to Advanced5-7 hoursAI architecture blueprint + MLOps framework + deployment playbook

Turning AI prototypes into reliable, scalable production systems. MLOps, model serving, RAG architecture, monitoring, and the engineering discipline that most AI projects are missing.

...operational backbone Model serving — making models accessible RAG architecture — grounding AI in your data Infrastructure design Monitoring — watching for silent degradation Scaling The production pipeline...

2 DaysIntensive
ArchitectureBlueprint
How to Think With AI
Beginner to Advanced5-7 hoursPersonal AI Fluency framework + working habits

AI Fluency — the four competencies that separate people who use AI from people who think with it. Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence. Master these and everything else follows.

...Automation is what most people do most of the time. You have a clear task, you instruct AI, it executes. The quality ceiling here is set entirely by the quality of your instructions. Agency is the direction AI...

2 DaysIntensive
4 CompetenciesComplete Framework
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.

...Platforms Shared foundations that multiple teams consume Cloud landing zone, integration platform, data platform Programmes / Initiatives Time-bounded efforts to change the portfolio Cloud migration,...

1 dayIntensive
StrategicPortfolio-level
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.

...re-solving solved problems. What standards are: Pre-decided choices — "We use PostgreSQL for relational data" so teams don't re-debate the database every project. Guardrails — "All APIs must be versioned"...

1 dayIntensive
PracticalStandards exercise
AI Change in Roles, Skills & Workforce Design
All levels4-5 hoursRole redesign canvas + skills pathway + workforce transition map

AI does not only change tools. It changes tasks, handoffs, expectations, and the shape of roles themselves. Learn how work evolves when people and AI collaborate by design.

...judgment may grow coordination may become more important exception handling may become more specialised data and context preparation may become a bigger part of good work This shift often elevates the value...

1 DayTransformation
Role DesignPractical
AI Procurement, Vendor Evaluation & Tool Selection
Beginner to Intermediate3-4 hoursVendor evaluation scorecard + tool selection checklist + risk review template

Choosing AI tools is not a beauty contest. Learn how to evaluate vendors, compare capabilities, assess risk, avoid lock-in, and buy systems that your organisation can actually govern and adopt.

...for what is easiest to show. You need to evaluate what is easiest to hide. That includes: privacy and data handling access controls and logging configuration flexibility integration requirements cost behaviour...

Half DayDecision Focused
Vendor SelectionPractical
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.

...Planning Breaks a goal into steps Planner component; plan storage Tool use Invokes external tools (APIs, databases, code) Tool registry; tool calling protocol Memory Retains context across steps Short-term...

1.5 DaysIntensive
CurrentSA · EA · TS