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Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursData and AI direction framework + AI readiness assessment + governance overlay

How data strategy and AI direction connect to architecture — covering data quality, governance, data architecture for AI, AI enablement, responsible AI, data products, data mesh, and building a data and AI roadmap.

Quick Navigation Start here — Why data strategy is an architecture concern Data quality and governance Data architecture for AI AI enablement Responsible...

1.5 DaysIntensive

CurrentSA · EA · TS

Architecture Data Strategy AI Data Governance Data Mesh Data Products View Details

Data and AI

Intermediate4-6 hoursData readiness assessment + governance framework + pipeline blueprint

The data foundations that make AI work. Data quality, governance, architecture, pipelines, and the GenAI shift from training to retrieval. Most AI failures are data failures — learn the patterns and prevent them.

Quick Navigation The data problem AI exposes Data quality — the six dimensions Data governance — who owns and protects it Data...

1.5 DaysIntensive

Data ReadinessAssessment

Data Quality Data Governance Data Architecture Feature Engineering Data Pipelines RAG Vector Databases GenAI Data 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.

...Navigation Start here — Solution design Application design Integration patterns API design Interface design Data design Process design Putting it together Cheat sheet Before we start — the one thing to hold onto...

2 DaysIntensive

ComprehensiveSA · EA

Architecture Solution Design Integration API Design Data Design View Details

Your Architecture Diagrams Are Lying to You

Why architecture diagrams describe a system that no longer exists, and how Observable Architecture uses production telemetry to reveal what is actually running.

...signals are particularly valuable. Service Call Patterns Every service call leaves a trace. Service mesh telemetry and distributed tracing tools record: which services call which other services the frequency...

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Standards & Reference Architectures

Intermediate (SA, EA)4-5 hoursReference architecture library starter + standards register + architecture principles catalogue

How to create, govern, and operationalise architecture standards and reference architectures — the agreed patterns and structures that create consistency, reduce duplication, and accelerate delivery at scale.

...re-solving solved problems. What standards are: Pre-decided choices — "We use PostgreSQL for relational data" so teams don't re-debate the database every project. Guardrails — "All APIs must be versioned"...

1 dayIntensive

PracticalStandards exercise

Architecture Enterprise Context Standards Reference Architecture Governance Consistency 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.

...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

Architecture Sourcing Strategy Ecosystem Build vs Buy Vendor Management 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.

...technical risk and meet regulatory obligations. The structure of a system — its boundaries, integrations, data flows, and access controls — determines its exposure. I've seen teams wait until the security review...

1 DayIntensive

CriticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Risk Compliance Security Governance Control Points View Details

Technology Strategy & Architecture Strategy

Advanced (EA, TS)5-6 hoursTechnology strategy vs architecture strategy distinction map + strategy brief template

How to distinguish technology strategy from architecture strategy, connect both to business strategy, and define a coherent direction for the organisation's technology investments.

...answers "What cloud?" AWS, Azure, or GCP How we use cloud — patterns, governance, cost model "What database?" PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, or CosmosDB How data is owned, accessed, and governed across services...

1.5 DaysIntensive

StrategicEA · TS

Architecture Technology Strategy Business Strategy Direction Enterprise Context View 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

Architecture Solution Design Cloud Infrastructure Security FinOps View 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.

...Required team structure: small, autonomous teams that own services end-to-end. Desired system: unified data platform. Required team structure: one team that owns the platform, consuming teams that use it....

1 DayIntensive

StrategicEA · TS

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