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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.

...order. Five principles drive defensible sequencing: Dependencies first — what must exist before what. Platform before services. Foundations before features — shared capabilities before specific capabilities....

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StrategicSA · EA · TS

Architecture Roadmap Transformation Sequencing Strategy Delivery View Details

Technical Debt & Rationalisation

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How to understand, measure, prioritise, and reduce technical debt — the accumulated cost of shortcuts, outdated decisions, and deferred maintenance.

...11 — EOL Dec 2024 All Java services Medium — security patches stop Fixed — deadline approaching High Platform team TD-003 Deliberate No caching on product search Product Service Low — acceptable for current...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicSA · EA · TS

Architecture Technical Debt Rationalisation Modernisation Governance View 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.

...for architecture decisions. Key properties of a capability: Stable — doesn't change when processes, teams, or systems change. Unique — each capability is distinct, no duplication. Technology-free — describes...

1.5 daysIntensive

PracticalMap-building exercise

Architecture Capability Mapping Business Strategy Enterprise Context Business Outcomes View Details

Effective Prompt Engineering

Beginner to Advanced6-8 hoursFull prompt design framework + personal prompt library

Every major prompt engineering technique — from basic clarity to advanced agentic reasoning. Not a list of tips. A mental model you can apply to any task, any tool, any context.

...Every additional word is closing a gap that the first prompt left open — the format, the length, the platform, the audience, the topic, the angle. Each gap you close is a gap the model no longer has to...

2 DaysIntensive

19 TechniquesComplete Coverage

Prompt Engineering LLMs Generative AI Productivity AI Workflows 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.

...partner, or participate — should follow from where on that spectrum the capability sits. I've seen teams build commodity capabilities because it was familiar, and buy differentiating capabilities because...

1 DayIntensive

StrategicSA · EA · TS

Architecture Sourcing Strategy Ecosystem Build vs Buy Vendor Management Strategy 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.

...to scan — Sources, signals, and how to structure the horizon Without a structure for what to scan, teams either scan randomly (whatever catches their eye) or not at all. Random scanning produces random...

Half-dayIntensive

PracticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Technology Radar Horizon Scanning Innovation Strategy View Details

AI Capabilities, Limitations & Use Cases

Beginner to Intermediate3-4 hoursTask-to-AI fit judgment + reference materials

What AI is genuinely good at, where it will let you down, and how to match the right task to the right tool. The judgment you need before you touch a prompt.

...specific: not "give me ideas for my product" but "give me fifteen names for a B2B SaaS tool that helps HR teams with onboarding, targeting mid-size tech companies, with a tone that's professional but not corporate."...

Half DayIntensive

Beginner FriendlyNo math required

Generative AI AI Capabilities AI Limitations Hallucination Use Cases AI Fluency View Details

Application, Integration, API, Interface, Data & Process Design

Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA)6-8 hoursIntegration design playbook + API design standards + data movement pattern guide

How the components of a solution are structured internally, how they communicate with each other, and how they connect to the data and processes they depend on.

...the source of truth; state is reconstructed. Full audit trail — but complexity. Data mesh — domain teams own their data products as first-class assets. Scalable ownership — but requires platform investment....

2 DaysIntensive

ComprehensiveSA · EA

Architecture Solution Design Integration API Design Data Design View Details

Architecture Governance

Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursGovernance model canvas + architecture principles register + escalation path template

How to design, implement, and measure architecture governance — the mechanisms that ensure decisions are made consistently, applied correctly, and aligned with strategy.

...sheet Before we start — the one thing to hold onto Architecture without governance is just advice. Teams can ignore it, contradict it, or drift away from it — and nobody notices until something breaks....

1 DayIntensive

PracticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Governance Principles Decision Making Control View Details

Common Architecture Patterns

Intermediate (SA, EA)5-7 hoursPattern selection guide + pattern comparison matrix + anti-pattern catalogue

Proven, reusable solutions to recurring structural problems — each with known trade-offs that make it suited to some contexts and unsuitable for others.

...Architecture patterns aren't trends to follow. They're proven structures with known trade-offs. I've seen teams pick microservices because it was trending, then spend eighteen months fighting distributed systems...

1.5 DaysIntensive

PracticalSA · EA

Architecture Solution Design Patterns Microservices Event Driven View Details

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