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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.

Quick Navigation Start here — Why current state matters Documenting current state Defining target state Transition states Maturity levels Gap analysis AI...

1 dayIntensive

PracticalCanvas exercise

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

You Cannot Improve an Architecture You Have Not Measured.

Enterprise architecture maturity is not a feeling. It is a score. Organizations that cannot measure their architecture maturity cannot improve it. The EAMS model gives you the score.

...Owners Problem it solves: Organizations invest in architecture without knowing their current maturity state Key insight: Architecture maturity is not a feeling. It is a score. Core outcome: A structured...

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Run Event Storming Twice. The First Maps the System. The Second Exposes Governance.

Why the second run of an Event Storming workshop — the one most teams never attempt — is the fastest way to surface governance gaps that architecture diagrams will never show.

...gap category. Signal 1: Ownership Void An event fires. A command gets issued. An aggregate changes state. But when the workshop asks who owns this — silence. Multiple people look at each other. Nobody...

Governance Event Storming Domain Driven Design Technology Leadership Read Insight

AI Decision Rights: Who Decides What When No Human Is Watching?

Decision rights models assume human decision-makers. AI agents breach that assumption silently. Here is how to extend decision rights to cover autonomous actors before the first ungoverned decision becomes a production incident.

...reaches its autonomy boundary and transfers the decision to a human. This requires a named escalation target — a role or person authorized to receive the decision. If no escalation target is named, the agent...

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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.

...necessary. It is not sufficient. What to evaluate: Compute, storage, and networking performance under target workload profiles VM and container density at production scale Integration with existing monitoring,...

Enterprise Architecture Infrastructure Private Cloud Hyperconverged Infrastructure Platform Selection Governance Technology Leadership Read Insight

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.

Quick Navigation Start here — What a roadmap is Defining transition states Sequencing principles Dependency mapping Capacity and risk Communicating the roadmap Maintaining...

1.5 DaysIntensive

StrategicSA · EA · TS

Architecture Roadmap Transformation Sequencing Strategy Delivery View Details

AI Implementation & Technical Architecture

Intermediate to Advanced5-7 hoursAI architecture blueprint + MLOps framework + deployment playbook

Turning AI prototypes into reliable, scalable production systems. MLOps, model serving, RAG architecture, monitoring, and the engineering discipline that most AI projects are missing.

...one), rate each dimension. Your largest gap is your biggest implementation risk. Dimension Current state Target state Gap size Data Sample / Production pipeline Small / Medium / Large Code Notebook /...

2 DaysIntensive

ArchitectureBlueprint

AI Architecture MLOps Model Deployment AI Infrastructure Production AI View Details

Review Forums & Decision Authority

Intermediate (SA, EA, TS)3-4 hoursArchitecture board design guide + review charter template + decision rights matrix

How to design, run, and improve architecture review forums — the structured spaces where decisions are evaluated, challenged, approved, and communicated.

...affected teams. Action items are tracked and followed up. Questions reviewers should ask: "Is the problem statement accurate?" "Were all realistic options considered?" "What does this decision sacrifice?" "Does...

Half-dayIntensive

PracticalSA · EA · TS

Architecture Governance Review Decision Making Authority View Details

Technology Strategy & Architecture Strategy

Advanced (EA, TS)5-6 hoursTechnology strategy vs architecture strategy distinction map + strategy brief template

How to distinguish technology strategy from architecture strategy, connect both to business strategy, and define a coherent direction for the organisation's technology investments.

...yourself — The strategy test Take your organisation's "strategy." Is it technology or architecture? Statement Technology or architecture? Connects to business outcome? e.g. "Cloud-first" Technology No...

1.5 DaysIntensive

StrategicEA · TS

Architecture Technology Strategy Business Strategy Direction Enterprise Context View 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.

...team. Try it yourself — The team check How is your platform team funded and measured? Factor Current state Should be Funding model Continuous Success metrics Adoption, satisfaction Product management Dedicated...

1 DayIntensive

CurrentSA · EA · TS

Architecture Platform Developer Experience Internal Platforms Self Service View Details

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