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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.

Before we start — the one thing to hold onto Most teams think they need a platform. They don't. They need fewer obstacles. I've sat in rooms with platform teams who built beautiful...

2 DaysStrategic Design
DevEx ImprovementTeam Velocity
Platform EngineeringDeveloper ExperienceInternal Developer PlatformGolden PathsView Details
Your Platform Team Is Building a Product Nobody Asked For.
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.

Executive Summary Who this is for: CTOs, Heads of Platform Engineering, Enterprise Architects, VPs of Engineering, Platform Product Managers Problem it...

LeadershipPlatform EngineeringGovernanceRead Insight
Platform as a Product
CTOs, Heads of Platform Engineering, VP Engineering, Enterprise Architects, Platform Product Managers3-4 hoursA three-gate platform governance plan — validated backlog, a written scope boundary, and adoption targets per capability

An internal platform with no product owner builds what nobody asked for and skips what everybody needs — adoption, not completeness, is the only measure that counts.

...adoption The gate before build — demand The gate during build — scope The gate after release — adoption Shadow platforms are a receipt, not a crime Running it — 45 to 90 days Putting it all together Cheat sheet Before...

1 DayIntensive
AdoptionNot feature count
Platform EngineeringInternal Developer PlatformProduct GovernanceGolden PathsView Details
Cognitive Load & Team Interfaces
VP Engineering, Platform Leads, Engineering Managers, Principal Engineers3-4 hoursCognitive load assessment per team, an interaction model, and a platform team charter naming what the platform does and does not own

A team can only hold so much — and the interaction modes between teams are what decide whether that limit is respected or quietly exceeded.

...carrying Four team shapes that respect the limit Three interaction modes — the interface is the design The platform as the load-absorbing interface Golden paths, dirt roads, and the museum problem Measuring whether...

1 DayIntensive
CapacityWhat a team can hold
Cognitive LoadTeam TopologiesPlatform EngineeringDeveloper ExperienceView Details
Developer Experience as a Control System
CTOs, Engineering Leads, Platform Engineering Teams, Engineering Managers3-4 hoursA delivery friction map across four sprints, one named constraint pillar, and a traced DX-to-delivery signal

DevEx is not a perk — it is the set of operating conditions that governs how fast and how safely change moves through your delivery system.

...conditions required to produce this yield — and they instrument every variable. Now consider how most engineering organisations manage the conditions their developers operate in. A quarterly survey. A perks...

1 DayIntensive
ConditionsNot satisfaction
Developer ExperienceDelivery PerformanceFeedback LoopsPlatform EngineeringView Details
Platform Thinking
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.

Quick Navigation Start here — What a platform is Why platform thinking matters now The platform team model Designing for adoption What makes...

1 DayIntensive
CurrentSA · EA · TS
ArchitecturePlatformDeveloper ExperienceInternal PlatformsSelf ServiceView 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 EngineeringLLMsGenerative AIProductivityAI WorkflowsView Details
The AI Evolution Stack: How AI Systems Mature from Simple Models to Governed Platforms
The AI Evolution Stack: How AI Systems Mature from Simple Models to Governed Platforms

A structured guide explaining how AI systems evolve from simple model usage to governed platforms, and how to scale complexity without losing architectural control.

...autonomy expansion The Evolution Pattern Hidden in Most AI Initiatives AI systems rarely begin as platforms. They begin as experiments. A direct model call. Then retrieval. Then agents. Then orchestration. What...

AiOperating ModelGovernanceRead Insight
Future Operating Model
Advanced (EA, TS)5-6 hoursFuture operating model scenarios + AI-native organisation design principles + transition pathway + Communication Structure Heatmap

How organisations will need to restructure their technology capabilities, teams, and governance as AI, automation, and platform thinking reshape what it means to run a technology function.

...model must be designed How technology organisations are changing The AI-augmented technology function Platform-based operating models The evolving role of architecture Skills and capabilities Governance...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
ArchitectureOperating ModelAIFuture of WorkStrategyPlatformView Details
Your HCI Proof of Concept Measures the Wrong Thing.
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...

ArchitecturePlatform EngineeringGovernanceRead Insight
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