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Common Architecture Patterns
Intermediate (SA, EA)5-7 hoursPattern selection guide + pattern comparison matrix + anti-pattern catalogue

Proven, reusable solutions to recurring structural problems — each with known trade-offs that make it suited to some contexts and unsuitable for others.

...boundaries, enforce those boundaries, then extract to services when a module genuinely needs independent deployment. Microservices solve team autonomy and independent scaling — but they trade simplicity for...

1.5 DaysIntensive
PracticalSA · EA
ArchitectureSolution DesignPatternsMicroservicesEvent DrivenView Details
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.

...systems require new architectural patterns — orchestration, memory, tool use, human oversight. MCP (Model Context Protocol) and A2A (Agent-to-Agent) are the emerging standards for agent integration. Human...

1.5 DaysIntensive
CurrentSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureAI AgentsAgentic SystemsMCPA2AAutomationOrchestrationView Details
Requirements, Constraints, Trade-offs & Compromise
All levels — SA, EA, TS5-6 hoursTrade-off framework + constraint register template + requirements classification guide

The art of making the best possible architectural decision given what is required, what is constrained, and what must be sacrificed.

...Option B Trade-off Data consistency Strong consistency Eventual consistency Latency vs accuracy Deployment Monolith Microservices Simplicity vs independence Integration Synchronous Asynchronous Simplicity...

1 DayIntensive
PracticeReal decisions
ArchitectureFoundationsRequirementsTrade OffsDecision MakingView Details
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.

...layers "We need a microservices foundation" Microservices reference — service mesh, observability, deployment pipeline What a reference architecture includes: Structure — the components and how they...

1 dayIntensive
PracticalStandards exercise
ArchitectureEnterprise ContextStandardsReference ArchitectureGovernanceConsistencyView 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.

...can't change this without breaking something else." "Only Sarah knows how that service works." "Every deployment is a risk." "We keep solving the same problem differently." "The business wants X but we can't...

Half-dayIntensive
PurposeWhy it matters
ArchitectureFoundationsComplexityBusiness AlignmentView Details
Solution Decomposition
Intermediate (SA, EA)4-6 hoursDecomposition canvas + domain/service/component hierarchy guide

How to break large, complex systems into smaller, independently manageable parts — so different teams can build, own, and change them without stepping on each other.

...failure anywhere can cascade everywhere Testing becomes exhaustive — you cannot test a part in isolation Deployments become all-or-nothing — one release, one risk Here's the part that catches teams out: they...

1.5 DaysIntensive
FoundationSA · EA
ArchitectureSolution DesignDecompositionDomain Driven DesignBoundariesView Details
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.

...connect to tools and to each other. Two protocols are shaping the agent ecosystem right now. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open protocol created by Anthropic that standardises how AI models connect...

2 DaysIntensive
Agent DesignWorkshop
AI AgentsAgentic AIMCPA2AMulti Agent SystemsAI OrchestrationView Details
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.

...Diligence — they don't think about the ethics until something goes wrong. And they rarely have an explicit model for Delegation — they either use AI for everything or nothing. Let's take each one in turn. Delegation...

2 DaysIntensive
4 CompetenciesComplete Framework
AI FluencyGenerative AIProductivityAI WorkflowsResponsible AIView 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.

...database as System D. Platform dependency — System E runs on the same Kubernetes cluster as System F. Deployment dependency — System G must be deployed before System H can start. Shared service — Systems...

1 dayIntensive
PracticalLandscape exercise
ArchitectureEnterprise ContextApplication LandscapeTechnology LandscapeRationalisationDependenciesView Details
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.

...reads data that System B writes Platform System A and B both run on the same Kubernetes cluster Deployment System A must be deployed before System B can start Team Team A needs Team B to deliver...

1 dayIntensive
StrategicPortfolio-level
ArchitectureEnterprise ContextPortfolio ThinkingDependenciesInvestmentSystems ThinkingView Details
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