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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.

...model Designing for adoption What makes a good platform Platform governance The journey from projects to platforms Putting it all together Cheat sheet Before we start — the one thing to hold onto As organisations...

1 DayIntensive

CurrentSA · EA · TS

Architecture Platform Developer Experience Internal Platforms Self Service View Details

Platform Engineering & DevEx Strategy Workshop

VP Engineering, Platform Leads, Engineering ManagersPlatform engineering strategy, golden path specifications, DevEx baseline

Design internal developer platforms and golden paths that accelerate delivery, improve developer experience, and create standardised pathways.

...platform. They don't. They need fewer obstacles. I've sat in rooms with platform teams who built beautiful internal tools — and product teams who didn't use them because the golden path was harder than the dirt...

2 DaysStrategic Design

DevEx ImprovementTeam Velocity

Platform Engineering Developer Experience Internal Developer Platform Golden Paths View Details

Your Platform Team Is Building a Product Nobody Asked For.

Most platform teams build internal products their engineering teams never chose. Platform adoption is not a marketing problem. It is a product governance problem. Here is the model that fixes it.

...product lifecycle Time to implement: 45–90 days Business impact: Platform adoption increases, shadow platforms disappear, and the platform team stops building features nobody uses The Kitchen That Cooks...

Platform Engineering Enterprise Architecture Developer Experience Technology Leadership Execution Strategy Product Thinking Governance Read Insight

Your HCI Proof of Concept Measures the Wrong Thing.

Most organizations evaluate private cloud and HCI platforms by running a technical POC. The POC passes. The platform fails. The reason is structural — and fixable. The Platform Fitness Evaluation Model (PFEM) tells you what to measure instead.

...Infrastructure Leaders, IT Decision Makers Problem it solves: Organizations select private cloud and HCI platforms using technical benchmarks that do not predict long-term success Key insight: Platform selection...

Enterprise Architecture Infrastructure Private Cloud Hyperconverged Infrastructure Platform Selection Governance Technology Leadership 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.

...onto Architecture decisions live in the abstract until they're made real by technology choices — the platforms, the compute, the networking, the security controls. I've seen teams choose technology for...

2 DaysIntensive

PracticalSA · EA

Architecture Solution Design Cloud Infrastructure Security FinOps View Details

The Capability Map That Cannot Answer a Question Is Not a Capability Map

Why traditional capability maps fail to support governance decisions and how Queryable Capability Architecture turns static maps into interrogable decision systems.

...capabilities receive the largest technology investment? Which capabilities depend on fragile legacy platforms? If the map cannot answer these questions, it is not functioning as a governance tool. It is...

Enterprise Architecture Architecture Governance Capability Modeling Technology Strategy Enterprise Design Read Insight

The Architecture Evolution Model: How Architecture Changes from Startup to Enterprise

A practical framework explaining how software architecture evolves from startup experimentation to enterprise-scale governance, and what architectural practices are needed at each stage.

...Architecture must introduce platform thinking. Typical platform elements include: shared infrastructure platforms internal developer platforms standardized deployment pipelines shared data platforms reusable...

Enterprise Architecture Technology Strategy Architecture Operating Model Scalability Governance Fractional Leadership Read Insight

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.

...middleware, APIs. Data — where data lives, how it flows, who owns it, quality issues. Technology — platforms, languages, infrastructure, versions, support status. Debt — known problems, workarounds, end-of-life...

1 dayIntensive

PracticalCanvas exercise

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

Technology Leadership & Organizational Excellence

Intermediate to AdvancedLeadership roadmap and team enablement plan

Learn to lead high-performance engineering organizations with clear decision rights, distributed leadership, and AI-augmented team management for the future of work.

...clear decision rights, roles, and responsibilities (who owns what) Enablement — provide teams with platforms, tools, and guardrails to ship confidently Distribution — leadership is a property of the organization,...

2 DaysWorkshop

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Leadership Organizational Design Decision Rights AI Augmented Teams 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.

...roadmaps, release notes, beta programmes Community Open source projects, developer forums, meetups Internal Team experiments, proof of concepts, hackathons Not all signals are equal. Evaluate signal quality...

Half-dayIntensive

PracticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Technology Radar Horizon Scanning Innovation Strategy View Details

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