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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.

...drift into one of these modes by habit. They build because engineers prefer building. They buy because leadership wants speed. They blend because nobody settled the argument. Stronger organisations tie the...

Half DayDecision Focused
Vendor SelectionPractical
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.

...dependencies — is rarely assessed. Portfolio health assessment provides a structured view of the whole — so leadership can see where the portfolio is healthy, where it's at risk, and where investment is needed....

1 dayIntensive
StrategicPortfolio-level
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.

...If any dimension is "not ready," don't adopt yet. Build readiness first. Communicating strategy — To leadership, to teams, and to vendors A strategy that lives only in the architect's head isn't a strategy...

1.5 DaysIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
Human Skills in an AI World
All levels4-5 hoursPersonal skills assessment + development plan + human-AI collaboration playbook

The skills that become more valuable, not less, as AI handles routine work. Critical thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence, ethical judgment, adaptability, and the art of working with AI as a collaborator.

...AI can produce Problem definition Emotional Intelligence The skill AI simulates but cannot possess Leadership, relationships, change Ethical Judgment Decisions AI optimises for but should never make alone...

1 DayIntensive
5 SkillsFramework
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.

...connecting capabilities to your strategic priorities, heat map creation — investment-ready visualisation for leadership, integration planning — embedding the map in architecture review and investment governance,...

1.5 daysIntensive
PracticalMap-building exercise
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.

...changes when the mental model clicks I've run this session with a financial services company where leadership defined a "digital-first" target state with no current state documentation. Programme of work...

1 dayIntensive
PracticalCanvas exercise
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.

...stakeholders. The executive alignment exercise tends to immediately change how architects engage with leadership. They start building regular touchpoints. Their approval rates go up. They stop approaching...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
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.

...trade-offs. When regulatory preparation is underway — AI inventory, risk classification, documentation. When leadership receives regular briefings on AI trends and strategic implications. And when they can describe...

Half DayIntensive
Horizon ScanDeliverable
What is Generative AI?
Beginner3-4 hoursClear mental model of Generative AI + reference materials

Generative AI — what it actually is, how it works, what it's good at, and where it goes wrong. No hype. No math. Just clarity.

...model clicks I've run this session with teams ranging from senior engineers to HR managers to executive leadership. The knowledge gap at the start is usually not about technical depth — it's about mental model....

Half DayIntensive
Beginner FriendlyNo math required
Enterprise Architecture & Technology Strategy Workshop
CTO, CIO, Enterprise ArchitectsEnterprise architecture governance model, technology roadmap, ADR framework

Align business strategy with enterprise architecture and technology roadmaps, establishing governance frameworks that reduce execution risk.

...the business?" Silence. A technology strategy isn't a list of platforms. It's the bridge between what leadership wants and what engineering delivers — with architecture as the translation layer. That one...

1-2 DaysFacilitated
Clear Roadmap90-Day Plan