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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.

...Decision-maker Technology direction High Supportive Present directly VP Engineering Decision-maker Delivery speed High Cautious Pre-align on trade-offs Security lead Influencer Compliance Medium Concerned...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureStakeholder ManagementPoliticsInfluenceConflict ResolutionView Details
Cognitive Load & Team Interfaces
VP Engineering, Platform Leads, Engineering Managers, Principal Engineers3-4 hoursCognitive load assessment per team, an interaction model, and a platform team charter naming what the platform does and does not own

A team can only hold so much — and the interaction modes between teams are what decide whether that limit is respected or quietly exceeded.

...were high performing turn out to be carrying three times what is sustainable — which finally gives the delivery drag a structural explanation rather than a people one. The fix is subtraction: move ownership,...

1 DayIntensive
CapacityWhat a team can hold
Cognitive LoadTeam TopologiesPlatform EngineeringDeveloper ExperienceView Details
Decision Rights & Delegation
Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, Directors, CTO, VP Engineering3-4 hoursDecision rights map by altitude and domain, with every gap, overlap and delay node named

Decisions made at the wrong altitude are the commonest source of both bottleneck and drift — which makes delegation a design problem, not a trust problem.

...Vacuum. Nobody is certain who holds authority for a class of decision, so nobody decides. Teams wait. Delivery stalls. The work technically belongs to someone — but nobody wants to claim a decision they...

1 DayIntensive
AltitudeWho decides what
Decision RightsDelegationGovernanceDecision VelocityView 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.

...technology cost. Tracked against budget. Active programmes — number of change initiatives. Shouldn't exceed delivery capacity. Platform adoption — teams using shared platforms. >70%. Dependency density — average...

1 dayIntensive
StrategicPortfolio-level
ArchitectureEnterprise ContextPortfolio ThinkingDependenciesInvestmentSystems ThinkingView 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.

...Compute Storage Networking Environments If environments aren't isolated or automated, you have a delivery risk. Cloud patterns — Multi-region, auto-scaling, serverless, managed services Cloud providers...

2 DaysIntensive
PracticalSA · EA
ArchitectureSolution DesignCloudInfrastructureSecurityFinOpsView Details
Platform as a Product
CTOs, Heads of Platform Engineering, VP Engineering, Enterprise Architects, Platform Product Managers3-4 hoursA three-gate platform governance plan — validated backlog, a written scope boundary, and adoption targets per capability

An internal platform with no product owner builds what nobody asked for and skips what everybody needs — adoption, not completeness, is the only measure that counts.

...cooked until someone has ordered it. The Platform Product Governance Model (PPGM) treats platform delivery as a product lifecycle rather than an infrastructure programme, in three layers. Its purpose...

1 DayIntensive
AdoptionNot feature count
Platform EngineeringInternal Developer PlatformProduct GovernanceGolden PathsView Details
AI Knowledge Systems — RAG, Search, Memory & Internal Knowledge
Intermediate4-5 hoursKnowledge system map + RAG decision framework + memory design checklist

Many useful AI systems are not smarter because the model is smarter. They are smarter because the system can retrieve, search, remember, and ground itself in the right knowledge at the right time.

...current the content is. A beautifully designed system grounded in outdated material becomes a confident delivery mechanism for yesterday's truth. Authority is about which sources the system should trust most....

1 DaySystems Thinking
Knowledge DesignPractical
RAGSearchMemoryKnowledge SystemsInternal KnowledgeView 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.

...prioritisation lens is a 2x2: Value: How much benefit would success create? Feasibility: How realistic is delivery given data, workflow, skills, and risk? Use cases with high value and high feasibility are...

1 DayWorkshop
Portfolio DesignPractical
AI Use CasesPrioritizationAI StrategyPortfolio ManagementValue RealizationView 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.

...journey from projects to platforms — How organisations make the shift The shift from project-based delivery to platform-based delivery doesn't happen overnight. It requires a deliberate, staged journey...

1 DayIntensive
CurrentSA · EA · TS
ArchitecturePlatformDeveloper ExperienceInternal PlatformsSelf ServiceView Details
Review Forums & Decision Authority
Intermediate (SA, EA, TS)3-4 hoursArchitecture board design guide + review charter template + decision rights matrix

How to design, run, and improve architecture review forums — the structured spaces where decisions are evaluated, challenged, approved, and communicated.

...approved without challenge Raise the bar; require options analysis Ivory tower Board disconnected from delivery reality Embed board members in delivery teams Popularity contest Loudest voice wins, not best...

Half-dayIntensive
PracticalSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureGovernanceReviewDecision MakingAuthorityView Details
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