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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.

...adoption — How to experiment without creating chaos If every new technology requires full governance review, teams stop experimenting. If no governance applies, teams adopt anything and create a fragmented...

Half-dayIntensive
PracticalSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureTechnology RadarHorizon ScanningInnovationStrategyView 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.

...and retire costs No kill switch Failed investments continue because nobody stops them Ongoing waste Review checkpoints; kill criteria The kill criteria — when to stop an investment: No adoption — is...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
ArchitectureInvestmentPrioritisationBusiness CaseStrategyFinOpsView Details
Operating Model Choices
Advanced (EA, TS)5-6 hoursOperating model design canvas + team topology guide + Conway's Law application worksheet + Communication Structure Heatmap

How the structure of technology teams shapes the structure of the systems they build — covering Conway's Law, centralised vs federated models, platform teams, product operating models, team topologies, and designing the organisation that produces the architecture you want.

...governance mechanisms do you have in place? Mechanism Gate or guardrail? Automated? e.g. Architecture review board Gate No If most of your mechanisms are gates, you're creating bottlenecks. Convert them...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
ArchitectureOperating ModelConway's LawTeam TopologiesPlatform TeamsStrategyView 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.

...Changed sequence = roadmap impact Update plan, communicate impact The portfolio-aware architecture review: Technology fit — does this use portfolio-standard technology? Integration fit — does this use...

1 dayIntensive
StrategicPortfolio-level
ArchitectureEnterprise ContextPortfolio ThinkingDependenciesInvestmentSystems ThinkingView Details
Roadmaps & Transformation Sequencing
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.

...discipline. The maintenance cadence: Monthly — initiative progress: are we on track? Quarterly — full roadmap review: sequence, capacity, risks, assumptions. Event-triggered — major changes: new strategy, key departure,...

1.5 DaysIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureRoadmapTransformationSequencingStrategyDeliveryView 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.

...needed. Q3 — investment case presentation. Align on next year's architecture investment. Q4 — year-in-review and forward look. Demonstrate value and set next year's direction. What executives need from...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureStakeholder ManagementPoliticsInfluenceConflict ResolutionView Details
AI Procurement, Vendor Evaluation & Tool Selection
Beginner to Intermediate3-4 hoursVendor evaluation scorecard + tool selection checklist + risk review template

Choosing AI tools is not a beauty contest. Learn how to evaluate vendors, compare capabilities, assess risk, avoid lock-in, and buy systems that your organisation can actually govern and adopt.

...controllable is it? How transparent is it? How much hidden work does it create for administrators, reviewers, or integration teams? Those questions decide whether the tool becomes leverage or overhead. The...

Half DayDecision Focused
Vendor SelectionPractical
AI ProcurementVendor EvaluationTool SelectionPlatform StrategyAI GovernanceView Details
AI Strategy & Business Transformation
Intermediate to Senior Leaders5-7 hoursAI strategy framework + operating model blueprint + 12-month roadmap

Building an AI strategy that drives real business transformation. Vision, operating models, value frameworks, maturity assessment, and portfolio management. Turn AI potential into measurable outcomes.

...portfolio. Roadmap phases align with governance maturity — ad hoc to managed to optimising. Roadmap review cadence keeps strategy alive — quarterly reviews, annual refresh. Try it yourself — Your three-horizon...

2 DaysIntensive
Strategy + RoadmapDeliverable
AI StrategyBusiness TransformationOperating ModelAI MaturityValue RealizationView 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.

...your backlog right now? How often do teams fix debt while implementing features? Do architecture reviews reward structural improvement? If feature delivery always increases complexity, technical debt...

1 DayIntensive
ContinuousNot a project
Technical DebtArchitecture EvolutionProduct DeliveryGovernanceView 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.

...least privilege, defence in depth should appear in every architecture decision, not just the security review. Cost is an architectural concern, not a finance concern — FinOps makes cost visible and manageable,...

2 DaysIntensive
PracticalSA · EA
ArchitectureSolution DesignCloudInfrastructureSecurityFinOpsView Details
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