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Stakeholder Management & Politics
Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursStakeholder map template + conflict resolution framework + executive alignment guide

How to navigate organisational dynamics, manage conflicting priorities, resolve decision deadlocks, and build executive alignment — because the best architecture recommendation fails without stakeholder alignment.

Quick Navigation Start here — Why politics is an architecture concern Stakeholder mapping Managing conflicting priorities Difficult stakeholders Decision...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureStakeholder ManagementPoliticsInfluenceConflict ResolutionView Details
Technical Debt & Rationalisation
Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-6 hoursTechnical debt taxonomy + rationalisation prioritisation framework + modernisation criteria

How to understand, measure, prioritise, and reduce technical debt — the accumulated cost of shortcuts, outdated decisions, and deferred maintenance.

...of debt The cost of debt Legacy systems Rationalisation strategies Prioritising debt reduction The politics of technical debt Debt interest rate Putting it all together Cheat sheet Before we start — the...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureTechnical DebtRationalisationModernisationGovernanceView Details
AI Procurement, Vendor Evaluation & Tool Selection
Beginner to Intermediate3-4 hoursVendor evaluation scorecard + tool selection checklist + risk review template

Choosing AI tools is not a beauty contest. Learn how to evaluate vendors, compare capabilities, assess risk, avoid lock-in, and buy systems that your organisation can actually govern and adopt.

...security, and integration Running pilots that reveal the truth How to run a sane selection process The politics of platform choice The selection model in one diagram Cheat sheet Before we start — why buying...

Half DayDecision Focused
Vendor SelectionPractical
AI ProcurementVendor EvaluationTool SelectionPlatform StrategyAI GovernanceView Details
Roadmaps & Transformation Sequencing
Intermediate to Advanced (SA, EA, TS)5-7 hoursRoadmap template + transition state design guide + sequencing logic + dependency overlay

How to build multi-year transformation roadmaps that sequence architectural change realistically — accounting for dependencies, capacity, risk, and the fact that the organisation must continue operating while it transforms.

...this? That's your sequenced roadmap. Sequence by dependency, foundation, risk, and capacity — not by politics or preference. Try it yourself — The sequencing test Take three initiatives. What order should...

1.5 DaysIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureRoadmapTransformationSequencingStrategyDeliveryView 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.

...expired ones enforced. Escalation paths = structured disagreement — conflicts resolved by process, not politics. Try it yourself — The escalation test If a team disagreed with an architecture standard today,...

1 DayIntensive
PracticalSA · EA · TS
ArchitectureGovernancePrinciplesDecision MakingControlView Details