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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.

...updates. Why this works so well: both the input and output formats exist abundantly in the training data. The model has seen this kind of conversion thousands of times and can do it reliably. There's also...

Half DayIntensive
Beginner FriendlyNo math required
Generative AIAI CapabilitiesAI LimitationsHallucinationUse CasesAI FluencyView 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.

...constraints for the entire organisation Architecture principles, approved cloud providers, mandatory security standards Domain Decisions that govern a bounded business or technology domain Domain platform...

1 DayIntensive
AltitudeWho decides what
Decision RightsDelegationGovernanceDecision VelocityView 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.

...you own or purchase. It's about how you participate in ecosystems. Federated AI marketplaces, shared data meshes, and open standards bodies mean organisations must evaluate not only vendor relationships...

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

...teams need to start building features immediately. But some architectural decisions — choosing the database, setting up the messaging infrastructure, defining the API framework — must be made before feature...

1 DayIntensive
PracticalSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureSolution DesignDeliveryAgileRunwayView 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.

...technical Engineering Patterns, APIs, how to implement ADR, tech spec, diagrams Detailed Technical Security / Compliance Controls, evidence, audit readiness Control register, evidence Detailed Compliance...

1 DayIntensive
CriticalSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureCommunicationStorytellingInfluenceStakeholdersView 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.

...Present directly VP 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...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureStakeholder ManagementPoliticsInfluenceConflict ResolutionView Details
Application & Technology Landscape
All levels — SA, EA, TS4-5 hoursApplication landscape register + technology heat map + dependency matrix

How to build, read, and use the full picture of what an organisation runs — every application, platform, integration, and technology — and how they depend on each other.

...second column, you're making decisions blind. What to capture — Applications, platforms, integrations, data flows, and technologies "Landscape" can mean different things. Without scope, teams either capture...

1 dayIntensive
PracticalLandscape exercise
ArchitectureEnterprise ContextApplication LandscapeTechnology LandscapeRationalisationDependenciesView 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.

...hide what doesn't. A service API hides internal implementation. Consumers see the contract, not the database schema, the cache layer, or the business algorithm. Boundaries — draw lines between things...

Half-dayIntensive
PurposeWhy it matters
ArchitectureFoundationsComplexityBusiness AlignmentView 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.

...documented, teams design solutions that ignore existing constraints — integration debt, legacy dependencies, data quality issues, regulatory requirements, and organisational capacity. The result is a target state...

1 dayIntensive
PracticalCanvas exercise
ArchitectureEnterprise ContextCurrent StateTarget StateTransformationGap AnalysisView 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.

...argued that the board itself becomes optional. Fitness functions were treated as a supplement — better data for the board, lighter workloads. The board stayed. The meeting stayed. The slide deck stayed. The...

1 DayIntensive
ContinuousNot batched
GovernanceFitness FunctionsArchitecture ReviewContinuous DeliveryView Details
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