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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.

Quick Navigation Start here — Conway's Law Centralised vs federated Platform teams Product operating models Team topologies Governance in federated models Choosing an operating...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
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...

AI Operating Model & Team Design
Intermediate4-5 hoursAI operating model blueprint + team role map + governance forum design

AI success is not just about tools. It depends on how teams are organised, who owns what, how standards are set, and how delivery, governance, and platform capabilities work together.

...mistake behind many AI failures Why organisation design matters The major operating model patterns Platform, product, and governance roles Decision rights and ownership Capability pathways and centres...

1 DayStrategy
Operating ModelDesign
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
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
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...

2 DaysStrategic Design
DevEx ImprovementTeam Velocity
AI Tools, Landscape & Platforms
Beginner to Intermediate3-4 hoursPersonal AI tools map + selection framework + team stack recommendation

The AI tools landscape — what the major platforms are, how they actually differ, and how to choose the right one for the right job. Stop chasing every new launch. Start making deliberate choices.

...AI-native apps: purpose-built for one job Layer 4 — AI-embedded tools: what you already pay for Layer 5 — Platforms and APIs: building your own How to choose — four questions in order Building a team stack that...

Half DayIntensive
Beginner FriendlyNo technical background required
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...

Complete Enterprise Data Architecture Framework: Business, Logical, Physical Layers with Real Templates
Complete Enterprise Data Architecture Framework: Business, Logical, Physical Layers with Real Templates

Most enterprises build data architectures one layer at a time. Business, logical, and physical layers exist as separate artefacts owned by separate teams. That separation is the structural gap that makes data estates ungovernable.

...solves: Business, logical, and physical data architecture layers built in isolation — by different teams, in different tools, with no connecting model Key outcome: A coherent three-layer framework called...

The Strategy-to-Execution Gap: How Enterprise Architecture Bridges the 'What' and the 'How'
The Strategy-to-Execution Gap: How Enterprise Architecture Bridges the 'What' and the 'How'

Why strategic intent evaporates before it reaches engineering teams — and how Enterprise Architecture creates the translation layer that makes organizational strategy executable.

...days to establish the translation architecture for one strategic priority Business impact: Delivery teams that build the right things, investment aligned to strategic intent, and governance that closes...