Live online seminar · Software Architecture & Modernisation
Software architecture in practice: design and modernise systems
In plain language Plan software systems clearly and evolve them safely
Make architecture decisions clear, robust and actionable.
You translate goals and quality needs into understandable components, interfaces and decisions for new or established systems.

Reliably planned
What is included with this seminar
Current market-standard content is included as a matter of course. CTPM+ makes the transfer to your IT, data and process practice visible.
- 01EntryBuild sound foundations
- 02ApplicationApply methods in practice
- 03SpecialisationDeepen roles and systems
- 04Transfer & coachingImplement a concrete result
Delivery
Choose the right format
Compare delivery, duration, price and configuration. In-person and in-house formats are aligned with your group, location and assignment.
Live online seminar · 2 days
Two working days for architecture goals, models, decisions and modernisation.
- Duration
- 2 days
- Level
- Professional
- Location
- Online
CTPM+ is included in the seminar price.
Ask about availabilityIn-person seminar · tailored
Content, examples, duration and transfer are tailored to the audience and assignment.
- Duration
- By arrangement
- Level
- Professional
- Location
- Academy venue
Duration, scope and price are proposed after professional scoping.
Ask about availabilityIn-house training · client-specific
Content, examples, systems and priorities are prepared with the client.
- Duration
- By arrangement
- Level
- Professional
- Location
- At the client site
Duration, scope and price are proposed after professional scoping.
Ask about availabilityLearning content
What you will work on in this seminar
The modules make scope, priorities and intentional boundaries transparent.
Planned learning scope: 2 days. The offered format covers 2 days, including breaks, questions and transfer phases.
Review AI output for professional accuracy, completeness, contradictions, source grounding and fitness for purpose. Checklists, challenge questions and human approval points help correct weak results deliberately.
Suggested seminar agendaBuilt from this delivery’s learning modules
- Review & optimise results70 minutes
- Practical examples & exercises100 minutes
- Databases, interfaces, ETL & enterprise software90 minutes
- Quality & control points100 minutes
- Enterprise IT & project cases110 minutes
- Concrete transfer result100 minutes
- Adaptation to audience, knowledge & assignment
- Software architecture & modernisation170 minutes
- Legacy analysis & knowledge retention100 minutes
The sequence may be adapted to the group, prior knowledge and questions; the stated learning outcomes remain binding.
Compare 31 additional modulesThese topics are intentionally not included in this seminar and are shown only for comparison.
Current models, tools & applications
Content and learning objective+
Distinguish language models, AI services, copilots and specialised tools by task, data access and degree of integration. Criteria such as output quality, data protection, cost, currency and integration into existing workplaces make selection transparent.
Capabilities, limits & common failure modes
Content and learning objective+
Learn which tasks generative AI can support reliably and where probabilistic output, hallucinations, bias, context limits or outdated knowledge create risk. Common failure modes are recognised, assessed and connected to appropriate checks.
Systematic prompting
Content and learning objective+
Translate unclear work requests into structured prompts containing context, task, inputs, objective, quality criteria and output format. This makes requirements transparent, results easier to compare and follow-up questions more focused.
Improve & reuse prompts
Content and learning objective+
Improve prompts in controlled steps, compare variants and distinguish professional weaknesses from wording or context problems. Proven patterns are versioned, documented and made reusable for similar tasks.
Text, documents, research & knowledge work
Content and learning objective+
Work on common tasks such as drafting, summarising, comparing, extracting, classifying and preliminary research. Clarify required inputs, result validation and where AI usefully supports the existing workflow.
Confidential information & organisational data
Content and learning objective+
Classify personal, confidential and business-critical information and decide what data an AI service may process. Anonymisation, permissions, provider settings, internal rules and safer alternatives are assessed through practical situations.
Course materials & job aids
Content and learning objective+
Receive and use checklists, structures, examples and concise references that remain useful after the seminar. Materials are not merely distributed; they are explained and related to common application situations.
Workflows & process chains
Content and learning objective+
Map a real workflow with triggers, inputs, roles, decisions, handovers and outputs. Assess where AI can help, which controls are required and how a reliable pilot fits into the process chain.
Use documents & knowledge systematically
Content and learning objective+
Discover existing text, documents and knowledge through source structure, metadata, terminology and suitable search or retrieval approaches. Quality, currency, permissions and the limits of a RAG or knowledge solution are made explicit.
Reusable prompt, analysis & workflow templates
Content and learning objective+
Develop prompt structures, analysis templates and workflow patterns that can be reused with clear inputs, checks and ownership. Versioning and adaptation prevent templates from becoming uncontrolled one-off solutions.
Collaboration with sector experts
Content and learning objective+
For regulated, safety-critical or highly specialised content, the roles and responsibilities of a dual-instructor team are defined. CTPM covers AI, IT, data, architecture and methodology; the sector expert adds processes, terminology and binding requirements.
Requirements engineering & business analysis
Content and learning objective+
Structure stakeholders, objectives, system boundaries and requirements using suitable elicitation, modelling and documentation techniques. Quality criteria, acceptance conditions, reviews and traceability connect business and delivery.
Data modelling, SQL & databases
Content and learning objective+
Transform business concepts and rules into conceptual, logical and relational data models. Keys, relationships, normalisation, integrity, SQL queries and performance are treated as connected design decisions.
ETL, interfaces & data integration
Content and learning objective+
Design the path from source to target systems with mappings, transformations, loading approaches and quality rules. Delta logic, error handling, restart, monitoring, metadata and lineage are considered from the start.
Understand relational databases
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Select, filter and sort data
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Aggregate and group data
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Join tables safely
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Classify data changes safely
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Distinguish standard SQL, Oracle, MySQL and MariaDB
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Translate business questions into SQL
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Validate results technically and functionally
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Oracle SQL & PL/SQL
Content and learning objective+
Work with Oracle-specific SQL and PL/SQL from data access and transactions to procedures, functions and packages. Exception handling, performance, testing, interfaces and maintainability are connected through realistic database tasks.
Clarify role, assignment and mandate
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Understand stakeholders and interests
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Communicate clearly at eye level
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Prepare and represent decisions
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Address resistance and conflict early
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Create commitment without hierarchy
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Use briefing and debriefing effectively
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
Lead under uncertainty and secure transfer
Content and learning objective+
Practical module with explanation, exercise, reflection and a reusable transfer result.
The complete professional standard
Fundamentals, current tools, prompting, exercises, output review, privacy, security and responsible use are taught clearly and practically.
More transfer through senior practice
CTPM+ connects learning to roles, documents, knowledge, processes, data, interfaces, architecture and a realistic next implementation step.
An academy that enables learning
We do not merely repeat terminology. We make it usable.
More than 25 years of adult education and thousands of participants in IT and Oracle topics shape our approach: explain clearly, practise together, review critically and transfer safely.
We connect new terminology immediately with plain language and a familiar problem.
You apply the method yourself using a clear example and can ask questions at any time.
We compare results, identify errors and develop understandable quality criteria.
You leave with a template, decision aid or a concrete next step for your work.
Two learning samples from this seminar
Technical terms become clear step by step
Open an example to see how we connect terminology with meaning, application and review.
Quality gateWhen a result may move forward
A quality gate defines clear review criteria and an approval decision. Only results meeting those criteria proceed.
Legacy analysisHow established systems become understandable
Code, data model, interfaces, runtime behaviour and documentation are analysed together to build reliable understanding before change.
For seminars with practical transfer
Example transfer result
A practical, reviewed result for applying the seminar content to your own work: Softwaresysteme verständlich planen und sicher weiterentwickeln.
The actual result is adapted to the participants’ task, role and permitted data during the seminar.What you will gain
Assess options against quality attributes.
Document decisions transparently.
Plan incremental modernisation.
What this live online seminar covers
The seminar teaches established architecture methods without unnecessary overhead. Participants work with context, components, interfaces, quality requirements, decisions and technical debt. CTPM+ connects architecture to databases, integration, requirements and legacy modernisation.Participants
Software architects, senior developers, technical project managers, application managers and engineering leaders.
Included
Two-day architecture workshop, models, decision log, reviews and transfer plan.
Prerequisites
Experience in development, technical design or IT operations.
Not included
No complete target architecture or implementation of a client system.