Coaching FAQ

IT Professionals

• Are you looking to pursue a Solution Architect role?
• Are you struggling to break out of your technically focused role?
• Do you want to know the best path to becoming an architect?
• Do you want to know what skills and mindset you need to be a good architect?

New IT Architects

• Have you recently been promoted to a Solution Architect role and want to learn how to excel in your new position?
• Are you working in a practice with low architectural maturity and need to know how to work effectively?
• Do you make key architecture decisions for projects that have multi-million dollar impacts and potential reputational damage and need to know how to navigate this and minimise risk?

Experienced Architects

• Are you looking to take the next step in your career development?
• Are you interested in understanding what Enterprise Architects actually do?
• Thinking about transitioning from Solution Architecture into Enterprise Architecture?
• Do you know if you are better suited for Enterprise Architecture or Solution Architecture?
• How do you deal with perceptions of architecture within the business?

Heads of Architecture Teams

• Do you need advice on how to get your architecture team working better?
• Does your team have challenges engaging the business and building trust? Want to know some tactics to overcome this?
• Leading the architecture team vs chief architect. Is your role clear?
• What does a high performing architecture team look like?
• Do you have the right operating model for the team?
• What are some of the common mistakes?

Prices vary depending on the type of coaching:

Initial Consultation – Free

• IT Professional – Starting a New Architecture Path – 5 X 45min sessions across 5 weeks – $1200 AUD
• New IT Architect – Mastering Solution Architecture Series – 8 X 45min sessions across 8 weeks – $2300 AUD
• Experienced Architect – Building on your Experience – 8 X 45min sessions across 8 weeks – $3300 AUD
• Head of Architecture Team – Building a High Performing Team – 8 X 45min sessions across 8 weeks – $4800 AUD

*All pricing excludes applicable taxes such as GST/VAT

Coaching fees may be claimable as a self-education expense if the coaching relates specifically to your business or professional development. We will provide you with an invoice for any coaching provided. Speak to your accountant or tax professional to understand what you are entitled to claim within your jurisdiction.

Your employer may be willing to support your career development. Speak to your manager about your organisation’s training policy.

No. The skills you will gain from these sessions are developing your skills in how to become an effective architect who can navigate some of the biggest challenges architects face. The SA team bring a wealth of knowledge that they have gained by being in the industry for over 20 years.

The certifications will help you develop technical knowledge. This coaching series was developed to help you become a trusted architect that adds value to the business by being effective and pragmatic. The skills acquired from this will help you leverage and apply your technical skills better.

A number of options are available though our payment gateway.

All coaching is conducted online over Microsoft Teams as weekly 45 min sessions. We don’t offer in-person coaching at this time. During the initial consultation we will discuss a time that will work best for you.

You can book an appointment through our appointment calendar. We will go through how the coaching will work including what core topics are covered.

We will discuss your goals in the initial consultation and will focus on these during the coaching sessions. Each coaching session is typically 45 minutes each week for the duration of your selected package.

Most of our coaching is one-on-one, but group sessions can be arranged depending on your needs.

Yes, coaching can be arranged via Microsoft Teams for people outside of Australia. Please contact us if the available calendar time slots are unsuitable for your time zone.