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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.

...overhead. Fix: fund as product investment. Scope creep — owns everything infrastructure. Fix: define clear boundaries. Fund platform teams continuously, measure by adoption, treat as a product team — not a project...

1 DayIntensive
CurrentSA · EA · TS
ArchitecturePlatformDeveloper ExperienceInternal PlatformsSelf ServiceView Details
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.

...What are we moving toward? "Event-driven integration, domain-aligned teams, self-service platforms" Boundaries What are we moving away from? "Shared databases, synchronous coupling, manual deployment"...

1.5 DaysIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
ArchitectureTechnology StrategyBusiness StrategyDirectionEnterprise ContextView Details
What Architecture Is
All levels — SA, EA, TS3-4 hoursArchitecture definition canvas + what it is / what it isn't reference card

What software and enterprise architecture actually is — its structure, relationships, and decisions — and what it is not. No diagrams. No jargon. Just clarity.

...System Multiple teams Integration patterns, deployment Domain Business unit Capability ownership, data boundaries Enterprise Whole organisation Platform strategy, vendor relationships Where does your...

Half-dayIntensive
FoundationFor all roles
ArchitectureFoundationsDecision MakingView 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.

...enables agents to discover, communicate, and collaborate with each other — even across organisational boundaries. Agents expose "Agent Cards" describing their capabilities. Other agents find them and send...

2 DaysIntensive
Agent DesignWorkshop
AI AgentsAgentic AIMCPA2AMulti Agent SystemsAI OrchestrationView Details
AI Operating Model & Team Design
Intermediate4-5 hoursAI operating model blueprint + team role map + governance forum design

AI success is not just about tools. It depends on how teams are organised, who owns what, how standards are set, and how delivery, governance, and platform capabilities work together.

...risk rules, oversight, and review requirements. Leadership sets direction, priorities, and investment boundaries. The important move is to separate shared capability from local application without letting...

1 DayStrategy
Operating ModelDesign
AI Operating ModelTeam DesignAI GovernanceTransformationPlatform TeamsView Details
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.

...creating an interoperable ecosystem where tools and agents can work together across organisational boundaries. Two open protocols are shaping the future: MCP (Model Context Protocol) creates a universal...

Half DayIntensive
Horizon ScanDeliverable
Future of AIAI TrendsMultimodal AIAI RegulationEmerging TechnologyView Details
Developer Experience as a Control System
CTOs, Engineering Leads, Platform Engineering Teams, Engineering Managers3-4 hoursA delivery friction map across four sprints, one named constraint pillar, and a traced DX-to-delivery signal

DevEx is not a perk — it is the set of operating conditions that governs how fast and how safely change moves through your delivery system.

...context switching is tracked, meeting patterns are governed as a delivery variable, and architecture boundaries are designed to reduce how many systems one developer must hold in working memory at once...

1 DayIntensive
ConditionsNot satisfaction
Developer ExperienceDelivery PerformanceFeedback LoopsPlatform EngineeringView Details
Execution Stability & Structured Refactoring
CTOs, Engineering Directors, Principal Engineers, Engineering Managers3-4 hoursA classified structural risk map — your top friction modules sorted into dicing, slicing and peeling with a governance rule attached

Delivery slows because structural entropy accumulates unmeasured. Classify refactoring into dicing, slicing and peeling to restore predictability.

...two teams keep colliding in the same files, the problem is usually not the teams. Slicing aligns code boundaries with organisational boundaries — which is why its impact shows up in coordination cost rather...

1 DayIntensive
LayersNot cleanup
Execution StabilityRefactoringDelivery PredictabilityStructural RiskView 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.

...does. Building the feature is the diagnostic. Teams discover tightly coupled modules, missing service boundaries, duplicated logic, and fragile integrations — not from a code audit, but from trying to change...

1 DayIntensive
ContinuousNot a project
Technical DebtArchitecture EvolutionProduct DeliveryGovernanceView Details
Architecture Communication & Storytelling
Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursArchitecture communication playbook + executive presentation template + workshop facilitation guide

How to communicate architecture decisions so they are understood, adopted, and acted on — covering audience adaptation, executive communication, architecture papers, diagrams, workshop facilitation, and influence without authority.

...Fix: decompose into C4 levels. The spaghetti diagram — lines everywhere, no grouping. Fix: identify boundaries and layers. The jargon diagram — boxes labelled with internal names. Fix: use domain language....

1 DayIntensive
CriticalSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureCommunicationStorytellingInfluenceStakeholdersView Details
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