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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
AI Strategy & Business Transformation
Intermediate to Senior Leaders5-7 hoursAI strategy framework + operating model blueprint + 12-month roadmap

Building an AI strategy that drives real business transformation. Vision, operating models, value frameworks, maturity assessment, and portfolio management. Turn AI potential into measurable outcomes.

...and no compounding advantage. Every team picks its own tools. Pilots never connect to business goals. Governance is ad hoc or absent. Talent is scattered. Leadership sees cost, not value. The failure pattern...

2 DaysIntensive
Strategy + RoadmapDeliverable
AI Tools, Landscape & Platforms
Beginner to Intermediate3-4 hoursPersonal AI tools map + selection framework + team stack recommendation

The AI tools landscape — what the major platforms are, how they actually differ, and how to choose the right one for the right job. Stop chasing every new launch. Start making deliberate choices.

...Layer 2 Marketing team Shadow If your shadow column is longer than your approved column, you've got a governance problem waiting to happen. Layer 1 — Foundation models: the engines underneath Here's something...

Half DayIntensive
Beginner FriendlyNo technical background required
Future of AI
Intermediate to Senior Leaders3-4 hoursAI horizon scan + strategic implications analysis + preparation roadmap

What's coming in AI — multimodal models, on-device AI, open-source momentum, protocols, regulation, and the shift to AI-native organisations. See around the corner without falling for hype.

...local, private, fast Open source and democratisation Protocols and the agent economy Regulation and governance evolution AI-native organisations The horizon scan in one diagram Cheat sheet Separating signal...

Half DayIntensive
Horizon ScanDeliverable
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.

...grow, and be understood without falling apart. Everything else — the patterns, the principles, the governance — is in service of this one purpose. Keep it in mind. Why does architecture exist? — Let's...

Half-dayIntensive
PurposeWhy it matters