Architecture Practice Setup Kit

Architecture governance, in a box. Stand up a Design Authority, adopt principles people actually follow, make exceptions explicit instead of hidden, and prove governance is working with a live KPI dashboard. The whole operating model — ready to tailor and run.

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Available now on Gumroad. Single-user licence · fully editable · internal & client use.

What you get

The whole operating model — and the artefacts to run it

The operating model sets the structure, the Design Authority runs the reviews, principles and exceptions govern decisions, and the KPI dashboard and board pack show it's working.

Governance Operating ModelDefine how governance works — bodies, decisions and cadence.
Design Authority ToR, Meeting Guide & RACIStand up the Design Authority with terms of reference, a meeting guide, and clear decision rights.
Principles Catalogue & AssessmentA ready catalogue of architecture principles, plus an assessment to check adherence.
Exception & Waiver Process + RegisterMake exceptions explicit and tracked instead of turning into hidden debt.
Governance KPI Dashboard (Excel)14 KPIs with automatic RAG, a by-area summary and a trend chart.
Calendar, Governance Report, Board Pack, AI Companion & worked exampleA governance calendar, report template, a 9-slide board-ready deck, and a completed worked example.

See it in action

Governance you can prove is working

From a live KPI dashboard to clear decision rights and adopted principles.

The governance KPI dashboard with automatic RAG.

Decision rights and the RACI matrix.

The architecture principles catalogue.

Who it's for

For leaders standing up or maturing a practice

Heads of Architecture, Chief and Enterprise Architects, Design Authority chairs, and transformation leaders establishing or maturing an architecture practice — who need governance that enables delivery rather than slowing it.

Most practices fail on governance, not design. This gives you the whole model, ready to tailor and run.

Architecture Practice Setup Kit

The whole operating model — and the artefacts to run it

Governance you can prove is working

For leaders standing up or maturing a practice

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