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How to understand, measure, prioritise, and reduce technical debt — the accumulated cost of shortcuts, outdated decisions, and deferred maintenance.

...accidental, bit rot, and architectural Not all debt is the same. A missing test is different from a wrong architecture. A deprecated library is different from a shared database. Treating all debt the same leads...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicSA · EA · TS

Architecture Technical Debt Rationalisation Modernisation Governance View Details

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.

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

1 DayIntensive

StrategicEA · TS

Architecture Operating Model AI Future of Work Strategy Platform View Details

Emerging Technology Scanning

All levels — SA, EA, TS3-4 hoursTechnology radar template + horizon scanning process + hype vs signal evaluation criteria

How to monitor what is coming, filter signal from noise, and make deliberate decisions about when and how to adopt new technologies — before being forced to react.

...Migrate away if possible Quadrants (technology categories): Quadrant What it covers Techniques Architecture patterns, practices, methodologies Platforms Infrastructure, cloud, runtime platforms...

Half-dayIntensive

PracticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Technology Radar Horizon Scanning Innovation Strategy View 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.

...the system of systems. This shift from single-system to portfolio thinking is what separates solution architecture from enterprise architecture. Keep it in mind. From systems thinking to portfolio thinking...

1 dayIntensive

StrategicPortfolio-level

Architecture Enterprise Context Portfolio Thinking Dependencies Investment Systems Thinking View Details

Roadmaps & Transformation Sequencing

Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-7 hoursRoadmap template + transition state design guide + sequencing logic + dependency overlay

How to build multi-year transformation roadmaps that sequence architectural change realistically — accounting for dependencies, capacity, risk, and the fact that the organisation must continue operating while it transforms.

...dates. It's a sequenced set of decisions and transitions that move the organisation from its current architecture to its target architecture — accounting for the fact that the organisation must continue...

1.5 DaysIntensive

StrategicSA · EA · TS

Architecture Roadmap Transformation Sequencing Strategy Delivery View Details

Paying Down Debt Through Feature Work

CTOs, Engineering Leaders, Enterprise Architects, Product Leaders3-4 hoursA feature-driven debt reduction policy — the rule, the visibility mechanism, and the two questions review asks about every feature

Debt accumulates faster than refactoring projects can remove it. Fund architecture improvement through the product roadmap instead of competing with it.

...technical debt. Teams say: we should refactor this, this module needs redesign, we need to clean up the architecture. Then deadlines arrive. Product features take priority. Refactoring is postponed. Months...

1 DayIntensive

ContinuousNot a project

Technical Debt Architecture Evolution Product Delivery Governance View Details

Data and AI

Intermediate4-6 hoursData readiness assessment + governance framework + pipeline blueprint

The data foundations that make AI work. Data quality, governance, architecture, pipelines, and the GenAI shift from training to retrieval. Most AI failures are data failures — learn the patterns and prevent them.

...problem AI exposes Data quality — the six dimensions Data governance — who owns and protects it Data architecture for AI Feature engineering Data pipelines Data for Generative AI — what's different Common...

1.5 DaysIntensive

Data ReadinessAssessment

Data Quality Data Governance Data Architecture Feature Engineering Data Pipelines RAG Vector Databases GenAI Data AI Fluency View 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.

...versioning, and change management. Exit — define how to disengage — data export, transition period, cost. Review — regular review of partnership health — quarterly at minimum. Partner for access without ownership...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicSA · EA · TS

Architecture Sourcing Strategy Ecosystem Build vs Buy Vendor Management Strategy View Details

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.

...feedback — not on annual planning. Automated compliance — standards enforced by the platform, not by review. Transparent roadmap — teams know what's coming and can plan accordingly. Feedback loops — regular...

1 DayIntensive

CurrentSA · EA · TS

Architecture Platform Developer Experience Internal Platforms Self Service View Details

Decision Rights for Technology — Who Decides What in a Modern Enterprise

Why most enterprises confuse escalation ladders with decision rights — and how Technology Decision Domain Architecture maps exactly who decides what, at which altitude, before the conflict arrives.

Executive Summary Who this is for: Enterprise Architects, CTOs, CIOs, Architecture Leads, Engineering Directors Problem it solves: Technology decisions stall, duplicate, or...

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