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Technical Debt & Rationalisation
Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursTechnical debt taxonomy + rationalisation prioritisation framework + modernisation criteria

How to understand, measure, prioritise, and reduce technical debt — the accumulated cost of shortcuts, outdated decisions, and deferred maintenance.

...missing test is different from a wrong architecture. A deprecated library is different from a shared database. Treating all debt the same leads to wrong priorities. Four types of debt require different...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
AI Agents and Automation
Intermediate to Advanced6-8 hoursAgent use case map + architecture blueprint + governance framework

AI agents — what they are, how they work, the protocols shaping them (MCP, A2A), and the governance you need before you let one act on your behalf. The bridge between AI that talks and AI that does.

...patterns Protocols — MCP and A2A Tool use — giving agents hands Memory — what agents remember Multi-agent systems Governance — controlling agents The agent architecture in one diagram Cheat sheet The shift from automation...

2 DaysIntensive
Agent DesignWorkshop
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.

...function Platform-based operating models The evolving role of architecture Skills and capabilities Governance in a future operating model Designing the transition AI and workforce composition Putting...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
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.

...decisions often quietly become capability decisions. A platform choice influences workflow design, governance posture, integration architecture, user habits, and future switching costs. In other words,...

Half DayDecision Focused
Vendor SelectionPractical
AI & Agentic Systems Strategy Workshop
CIO, CTO, Chief AI Officer, VP EngineeringAI operating model, governance policy, compliance roadmap, 90-day action plan

Develop a clear, governed AI and agentic systems strategy that delivers business value while managing risk, cost, and compliance.

...looked like. This workshop fixes that. You'll leave with an enterprise AI capability structure, AI governance framework, cost optimisation strategy, and a pathway from pilot to production. Who Should...

2 DaysStrategic
Operating ModelGovernance Framework
Context-Driven Architecture: Why Software Design Must Adapt to Business Geography
Context-Driven Architecture: Why Software Design Must Adapt to Business Geography

Just as buildings must adapt to snow, desert, or tropical climates, software architecture must align with business geography to improve predictability and reduce complexity.

...volatility Organizational maturity Cost tolerance Growth stage Complexity becomes structural snow load. Governance weakens. Decision latency increases. Execution predictability declines. Architecture must...

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.

...thinking matters now The platform team model Designing for adoption What makes a good platform Platform governance The journey from projects to platforms Putting it all together Cheat sheet Before we start...

1 DayIntensive
CurrentSA · EA · TS
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.

...here — Conway's Law Centralised vs federated Platform teams Product operating models Team topologies Governance in federated models Choosing an operating model Inverting Conway's Law Putting it all together Cheat...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
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.

...vendors. Architecture strategy answers "how do we organise what we invest in?" — structure, integration, governance. They are related but distinct — and confusing them leads to expensive mistakes. Architecture...

1.5 DaysIntensive
StrategicEA · 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