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Investment & Prioritisation
Advanced (EA, TS)5-6 hoursInvestment prioritisation model + business case guide (including TCO and unit economics) + sequencing criteria

How to decide which technology initiatives get funded, in what order, and why — connecting architecture to financial decisions and business outcomes.

Quick Navigation Start here — Why prioritisation is an architecture concern Building a business case Value and risk Portfolio prioritisation...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicEA · TS
Batch vs Real-Time Is the Wrong Debate.
Batch vs Real-Time Is the Wrong Debate.

Organisations debate batch versus real-time as if it is a technical preference. It is not. It is a structural mismatch between data freshness and decision cadence — and the mismatch is where the cost lives.

...ten-minute response window Inventory replenishment triggered by threshold crossings Customer support queue prioritisation Tier 3 — Streaming Alignment Decision cadence: milliseconds to seconds. The data feeds...

AI Use Case Discovery & Prioritization
Beginner to Intermediate4-5 hoursAI use case portfolio + prioritisation matrix + pilot shortlist

The hardest AI question is often not how to build, but what to build first. Learn how to find real use cases, assess fit, sequence experiments, and avoid expensive distractions.

...good AI ideas are rare Why most idea lists fail What makes a strong AI use case The task-fit test The prioritisation matrix Quick wins vs strategic bets Portfolio balance From shortlist to pilot What to...

1 DayWorkshop
Portfolio DesignPractical
Requirements, Constraints, Trade-offs & Compromise
All levels — SA, EA, TS5-6 hoursTrade-off framework + constraint register template + requirements classification guide

The art of making the best possible architectural decision given what is required, what is constrained, and what must be sacrificed.

...decision — why this trade-off was chosen. Conflicts that aren't surfaced become surprises in production. Prioritisation requires stakeholders — the architect facilitates, the business decides. Documenting the...

1 DayIntensive
PracticeReal decisions
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.

...developer feedback Platform team structure: Product manager — what to build: developer needs, roadmap, prioritisation. Platform engineers — build and maintain: infrastructure, tooling, automation. Developer...

1 DayIntensive
CurrentSA · EA · TS
Quality Attributes / -ilities
SA, EA — Intermediate5-6 hoursQuality attribute reference card + -ility prioritisation matrix

The non-functional characteristics that determine whether a system is truly fit for purpose — scalability, reliability, availability, performance, security, maintainability, and more.

...matter equally for every system. A banking system prioritises differently from a content website. The prioritisation exercise forces stakeholders to choose — which quality attributes matter most, and which...

1 DayIntensive
SA · EARoles
AI Strategy & Business Transformation
Intermediate to Senior Leaders5-7 hoursAI strategy framework + operating model blueprint + 12-month roadmap

Building an AI strategy that drives real business transformation. Vision, operating models, value frameworks, maturity assessment, and portfolio management. Turn AI potential into measurable outcomes.

...forecasting Strategic bets Create new capabilities or markets AI-powered products, autonomous systems Prioritisation criteria: strategic alignment (25%), value potential (30%), feasibility (20%), risk (15%),...

2 DaysIntensive
Strategy + RoadmapDeliverable
Capability Mapping & Business Outcomes
All levels — SA, EA, TS4-5 hoursBusiness capability map template + capability-to-outcome linkage model

How to build business capability maps, connect them to technology, and link capabilities to strategic outcomes — the bridge between business strategy and technical architecture.

...design — "Which capabilities does this system support?" Boundaries align to capabilities. Investment prioritisation — "Which capabilities are under-invested?" Heat map drives funding. Rationalisation —...

1.5 daysIntensive
PracticalMap-building exercise
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.

...sustain) → prioritise based on business impact → sequence based on dependencies → programme of work. Prioritisation criteria: Business impact — does this gap block a strategic outcome? Risk — does this...

1 dayIntensive
PracticalCanvas exercise
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.

...prioritising by impact — which debt, if paid, unlocks the most value or reduces the most risk. Debt prioritisation uses two dimensions — business impact and technical urgency: Prioritisation criteria:...

1 DayIntensive
StrategicSA · EA · TS