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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.

...agentic systems are Architecture patterns for agents MCP and A2A protocols Human-in-the-loop design Governance and risk Where to start Orchestration tools and frameworks Guardrails and evaluation Observability Economic...

1.5 DaysIntensive
CurrentSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureAI AgentsAgentic SystemsMCPA2AAutomationOrchestrationView 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.

...second column, you're making decisions blind. What to capture — Applications, platforms, integrations, data flows, and technologies "Landscape" can mean different things. Without scope, teams either capture...

1 dayIntensive
PracticalLandscape exercise
ArchitectureEnterprise ContextApplication LandscapeTechnology LandscapeRationalisationDependenciesView 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.

...you own or purchase. It's about how you participate in ecosystems. Federated AI marketplaces, shared data meshes, and open standards bodies mean organisations must evaluate not only vendor relationships...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureSourcing StrategyEcosystemBuild vs BuyVendor ManagementStrategyView Details
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.

...documented, teams design solutions that ignore existing constraints — integration debt, legacy dependencies, data quality issues, regulatory requirements, and organisational capacity. The result is a target state...

1 dayIntensive
PracticalCanvas exercise
ArchitectureEnterprise ContextCurrent StateTarget StateTransformationGap AnalysisView Details
Investment & Prioritisation
Advanced (EA, TS)5-6 hoursInvestment prioritisation model + business case guide (including TCO and unit economics) + sequencing criteria

How to decide which technology initiatives get funded, in what order, and why — connecting architecture to financial decisions and business outcomes.

...event-driven integration" "Decouple services to reduce cross-team blocking — 40% fewer dependencies" "Build a data platform" "Enable real-time analytics that reduce customer churn by 15%" "Migrate to cloud" "Reduce...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
ArchitectureInvestmentPrioritisationBusiness CaseStrategyFinOpsView 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.

...answer these three questions: Question Your answer What are the main components? e.g. Frontend, API, database, message queue How do they connect? e.g. Frontend calls API, API writes to DB, publishes events...

Half-dayIntensive
FoundationFor all roles
ArchitectureFoundationsDecision MakingView Details
AI Adoption, Change & Project Delivery
Intermediate5-6 hoursAI adoption playbook + stakeholder engagement plan + delivery framework

Moving AI from exciting pilot to boring-but-valuable production. The people, the process, and the delivery discipline that turns AI potential into daily practice.

...involved AI projects have a habit of engaging only the people who build or buy the technology. The data scientists. The IT team. The innovation lab. But adoption requires buy-in from everyone who will...

2 DaysIntensive
Adoption PlaybookDeliverable
AI AdoptionChange ManagementProject DeliveryStakeholder EngagementAI CultureView Details
AI Use Case Discovery & Prioritization
Beginner to Intermediate4-5 hoursAI use case portfolio + prioritisation matrix + pilot shortlist

The hardest AI question is often not how to build, but what to build first. Learn how to find real use cases, assess fit, sequence experiments, and avoid expensive distractions.

...the problem clearly defined? Is the task something AI is genuinely good at? Is the needed context or data accessible? Can adoption be imagined in a real workflow? Could success be measured in under 90 days?...

1 DayWorkshop
Portfolio DesignPractical
AI Use CasesPrioritizationAI StrategyPortfolio ManagementValue RealizationView Details
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.

...the right to decide this?" Define and publish the decision rights matrix Missing information "What data is blocking this decision?" Commission the analysis; set a deadline Unresolved conflict "What are...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureStakeholder ManagementPoliticsInfluenceConflict ResolutionView Details
Technology, Infrastructure, Cloud & Security Design
Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA)6-8 hoursInfrastructure decision framework + cloud pattern reference + security controls map

Where abstract architecture meets physical reality — choosing the platforms, compute, networking, and security controls that make the solution work at scale.

...buy it, configure it, use it. Detailed comparison: You manage IaaS PaaS SaaS Application code ✅ ✅ ❌ Data ✅ ✅ Partial Runtime / middleware ✅ ❌ ❌ Operating system ✅ ❌ ❌ Virtualisation ❌ ❌ ❌ Servers / storage...

2 DaysIntensive
PracticalSA · EA
ArchitectureSolution DesignCloudInfrastructureSecurityFinOpsView Details
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