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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
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
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.

...in communication. Practical uses: Solution design — "Which capabilities does this system support?" Boundaries align to capabilities. Investment prioritisation — "Which capabilities are under-invested?"...

1.5 daysIntensive
PracticalMap-building exercise
ArchitectureCapability MappingBusiness StrategyEnterprise ContextBusiness OutcomesView Details
Domain-Driven Design & Strategic Design Workshop
Enterprise & Solution Architects, Principal Engineers, Tech LeadsDomain map, bounded context canvas, ubiquitous language glossary, context map

Stop designing systems around databases and frameworks. Start designing around your business domains — and watch your architecture conversations change overnight.

...in mind. Purpose The goal of this workshop is concrete: redesign how your teams think about system boundaries — by drawing them around business domains, not technical layers. I've worked with teams whose...

1-2 DaysFacilitated
Domain MapStrategic Clarity
Domain Driven DesignStrategic DesignBounded ContextsArchitectureView Details
Event Storming Workshop
Enterprise & Solution Architects, Principal Engineers, Product Managers, Domain ExpertsEvent timeline, domain hotspot map, aggregate boundaries, process ownership canvas

Get your developers, domain experts, and business stakeholders in the same room, speaking the same language, discovering the same system — in one day.

...workshop is concrete: build a shared model of your business system — its events, its processes, its boundaries, and its pain points — in a single day, with the people who understand it best. I've seen...

1 DayIntensive
Shared ModelOne Language
Event StormingDomain Driven DesignCollaborative ModellingSystem DiscoveryView Details
Team Topologies & Organisational Design Workshop
CTO, VP Engineering, Engineering Directors, Principal EngineersTeam topology map, interaction model, platform team charter, cognitive load assessment

Your architecture isn't just a technical choice. It's a consequence of how your teams are structured. Fix the structure, and the architecture follows.

...of this workshop is concrete: redesign how your engineering organisation is structured so that team boundaries accelerate delivery instead of creating the friction you're currently managing around. I've...

1 DayIntensive
Team BlueprintClear Boundaries
Team TopologiesOrganisational DesignConway's LawDelivery ExcellenceView Details
Architecture Decision & Technical Clarity Workshop
Enterprise & Solution Architects, Principal EngineersADR/ADL templates, decision backlog, prioritisation framework

Eliminate architectural ambiguity and technical decision bottlenecks through clear decision frameworks and accountability patterns.

...implementation for team decisions Agentic Decision Log (ADL) patterns for AI agent autonomy Clear system boundaries, ownership, and decision rights Technical debt visibility and prioritisation Decision governance...

1 DayIntensive
Clear DecisionsActionable Framework
Architecture DecisionsADRTechnical ClarityDecision GovernanceView Details
Case Study

Building Architecture Governance Without Slowing Down

How a HealthTech startup embedded architecture governance into a fast-moving product team — achieving compliance without losing velocity.

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