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Skills gaps
Where capability gaps within the team are holding back your architecture outcomes.
Practice · Architecture practice support services
Architecture Practice Support
Enhance an existing architecture practice or establish a new one, with the mentoring, assessment and training needed to turn architecture from a function into a strategic advantage.
Why a practice needs support
A well-designed architecture practice delivers value far beyond its function.
An architecture practice is a critical organisational component for executing business and technology strategy, while supporting transformations, governance and project delivery.
A successful practice depends on core foundational elements combined with continuous support, measurement frameworks, training and coaching to ensure optimal performance and value creation. A well-designed practice can generate substantial value with a lean architecture team.
Discover how we can enhance your existing architecture practice or help establish a new one through our support packages below.
Start with a baseline
Understand the obstacles holding your team back.
Take this short assessment to measure and improve the three areas that most often constrain an architecture team.
Start the assessment
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Operating model gaps
The structural and process gaps that limit the team’s delivery capability.
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Foundational gaps
The underpinning elements that may be impacting the success of the architecture team.
Support packages
Three ways to support your practice.
Every package combines one-to-one mentoring, SA Academy course access and practical support for the practice as a whole. Scope is confirmed in writing before an engagement starts.
Over 12 months
Standard practice support
A lean support package for a small architecture team that needs senior guidance and structured learning.
5 executive mentoring hours
One-to-one sessions over 12 months via Teams for program and domain architects, practice leads, enterprise architects and heads of architecture.
10 mentoring hours
One-to-one sessions over 12 months via Teams for technical and solution architects, solution designers and tech leads.
20 self-paced online units
12 months access to online course units from the SA Academy, including current and upcoming courses.
Add onsArchitecture coaching packages can be purchased on demand with a 5% discount on all packages.
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Over 12 months
Advanced practice support
Deeper support for a growing practice, combining mentoring, academy access, assessment and team training.
10 executive mentoring hours
One-to-one sessions over 12 months via Teams for program and domain architects, practice leads, enterprise architects and heads of architecture.
20 mentoring hours
One-to-one sessions over 12 months via Teams for technical and solution architects, solution designers and tech leads.
30 self-paced online units
12 months access to online course units from the SA Academy, including current and upcoming courses.
2 maturity assessments
Assessment sessions across the entire practice, including team interviews and assessment.
2 team training sessions
Team training delivered over 12 months, following each maturity assessment review.
Add onsArchitecture coaching packages can be purchased on demand with a 10% discount on all packages.
Custom engagement
Enterprise practice support
A tailored engagement for large or newly forming practices that need a dedicated practice manager.
Custom designed
Designed around your practice after a maturity assessment. The maturity assessment is a chargeable component.
Package customisation
Customised between the Standard and Advanced packages to meet the specific needs of your practice.
Practice manager
Provision of a practice manager on a 3 to 6 month engagement, transitioned into the team based on maturity level.
Add onsCoaching and academy access scoped to the agreed package.
Mentoring is delivered online via Teams across a 12 month term. Self-paced units are drawn from the SA Academy catalogue, including current and upcoming courses.
Not sure where to start?
Talk to us about your architecture practice.
We will help you choose the right level of support for where your practice is today. All enquiries are answered within 24 hours on business days.