Continuing decision authority
Architecture Governance
Keep significant architecture decisions aligned during delivery.
A named senior architect holds architecture authority on your side while your teams and suppliers build. We challenge significant technical choices and handle exceptions, within the decision rights and hours we agree. We cannot block a release unless your contract gives us that right.
What you receive
The result of this engagement.
Continuing architecture authority, reviews of significant decisions and a usable exception and risk record within agreed capacity.
- Agreed governance terms, architecture baseline and review cadence.
- Decision and exception records with rationale and escalation actions.
- Periodic architecture risk and alignment summaries within the contracted capacity.
When this helps
Recognise the situation.
- Teams or suppliers are building AI features or agents, and you need someone on your side to hold the decisions on data access, evaluation and controls.
- Multiple teams or suppliers make significant architecture decisions during delivery.
- The client needs senior owner-side architecture representation.
- A target architecture exists, but deviations and unresolved trade-offs need consistent handling.
How it works
Evidence appropriate to the question.
Establish authority and baseline
Agree decision rights, interfaces with delivery leadership, evidence, cadence and capacity.
Review significant decisions
Participate in agreed architecture reviews, challenge deviations and document options and exceptions.
Maintain a decision record
Make unresolved risks, accepted deviations and escalation needs visible to the accountable owners.
Scope & responsibility
Agree the scope and depth. Keep the boundaries clear.
Scope of the engagement
Governance can be arranged as a standalone service with adequate onboarding. A retainer is a commercial arrangement with explicit capacity, response expectations and exclusions.
Limits of reliance
This is not a delivery workforce, project-management office or unlimited on-call support. Later review of work Sparkling designed or governed must disclose that prior role; a separate independent opinion may need reviewer separation.
The agreed scope of the engagement sets the coverage, deliverables, responsibilities, timing and fixed monthly fee. Any change to the scope is agreed in writing.
Questions
Before you book.
Is governance mandatory after an assessment?
No. It is useful where continuing architecture authority is needed and can also be arranged directly.
Can you provide an independent acceptance opinion on the same work?
Prior design or governance involvement must be disclosed. We agree whether continuity assurance is appropriate or a separately independent reviewer is required.
How long does it run?
It is ongoing, on a schedule we agree, for a fixed monthly fee. The hours and the decision rights are set in the contract.
Related work
Related services
Each is available as a standalone service when the evidence and scope support it.
What's the decision in front of you?
Tell us the situation and what you intend to commit to. 25 minutes on Teams, no preparation needed. If this scope is not the right fit, we will say so.