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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.

Quick Navigation Start here — Solution design Application design Integration patterns API design Interface design Data design Process design Putting...

2 DaysIntensive

ComprehensiveSA · EA

Architecture Solution Design Integration API Design Data Design View Details

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.

...automation What 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

Architecture AI Agents Agentic Systems MCP A2A Automation Orchestration View Details

Architecture vs Design: Why Most Organizations Confuse Them

A clear explanation of the difference between architecture and design, why organizations confuse them, and how this confusion creates structural instability in technology systems.

...Solution Architects, Engineering Leaders Problem it solves: Persistent confusion between architecture and design in software and technology organizations Key outcome: Clear structural separation between decision-making...

Enterprise Architecture Technology Strategy Architecture Design Governance Execution Read Insight

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.

Quick Navigation Start here — Technology selection Cloud fundamentals Infrastructure design Cloud patterns Security design Identity and access management Cost and lock-in FinOps Putting...

2 DaysIntensive

PracticalSA · EA

Architecture Solution Design Cloud Infrastructure Security FinOps View Details

Security Is Not a Gate. It Is an Architecture Property.

Security is treated as a gate at the end of delivery. It should be an architecture property designed into three distinct boundaries. Here is the model that fixes the friction between security and delivery.

...at the end of delivery — creating friction, delays, and a false sense of safety — instead of being designed into the architecture as a structural property Key insight: Security decisions belong at the...

Enterprise Architecture Security Architecture Governance Technology Strategy Technology Leadership Execution Strategy Platform Engineering Read Insight

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.

...systems you build will mirror the communication structure of the teams that build them — whether you design it that way or not. This is Conway's Law, and it's not a suggestion. It's a description of reality....

1 DayIntensive

StrategicEA · TS

Architecture Operating Model Conway's Law Team Topologies Platform Teams Strategy View Details

Risk, Compliance & Control Points

Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursRisk and control register template + compliance mapping guide + architecture risk heat map

How architecture manages technical risk and meets regulatory obligations — covering architectural risk analysis, compliance by design, privacy by design, security controls as decisions, operational risk, control points, and demonstrating compliance through architecture.

Quick Navigation Start here — What architectural risk is Regulatory landscape Privacy by design Security controls as decisions Operational risk Control points Demonstrating compliance Putting...

1 DayIntensive

CriticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Risk Compliance Security Governance Control Points View 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.

...format for every decision creates a bottleneck. A database technology choice needs deep review. An API endpoint design within established patterns doesn't. Match the review format to the decision significance:...

Half-dayIntensive

PracticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Governance Review Decision Making Authority 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.

...[implication Z]." A well-curated principle set looks like this: # Principle Rationale Implication P-01 API-first design Contracts prevent rework APIs designed and reviewed before implementation P-02 Data...

1 DayIntensive

PracticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Governance Principles Decision Making Control View 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.

...target is where transformation planning lives. None of these are optional. Skip current state and you design in a vacuum. Skip target state and you drift without direction. Skip transition states and you...

1 dayIntensive

PracticalCanvas exercise

Architecture Enterprise Context Current State Target State Transformation Gap Analysis View Details

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