# embarc > **We elevate software systems, development organizations and mindsets to a new level.** As an independent consulting company for software architecture, we combine technical, methodical and organizational expertise to create modern, effective solutions. embarc brings together deep expertise in modern software architecture with hands-on consulting and tailored solutions, supporting companies in transforming their IT landscape, adopting microservices and assessing existing architectures. * **Interdisciplinary:** embarc combines expert knowledge in technology, methodology and organizational development. * **Unbiased:** A broad client base across diverse industries gives embarc valuable context and perspective. * **Independent:** We are committed only to our clients. Without vendor ties, embarc offers pragmatic, individually tailored recommendations. * **Competent:** embarc brings together the expertise of book authors and conference speakers like hardly any other consultancy. This file covers the English-language service and seminar pages of embarc. For the full German-language site, including topics, references, and the blog, see [llms.txt](https://www.embarc.de/llms.txt). ## Services ### [Adaptive Systems](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/adaptive-systeme/) **Meta-Description:** Adaptive Systems with embarc: Respond flexibly to change with adaptive socio-technical systems **Snippet:** Rigid systems cannot keep pace with dynamic changes in the domain, the market, or technology. A slow ability to react risks falling behind. An adaptive system combines technical, organizational and methodical approaches … ### [Agentic Software Engineering](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/agentic-software-engineering/) **Meta-Description:** Agentic Engineering consulting from embarc: professionally introduce agentic coding and AI agents into your software development – from the AI Readiness Analysis to sustainable AI governance. **SEO-Keywords:** Agentic Engineering, Agentic Engineering Consulting, Agentic Coding, AI Agents in Software Development, Introducing Coding Agents to Your Team, Claude Code, Agentic Software Engineering **Snippet:** No hype. We start where your processes and teams stand today. With a structured framework and individual steps that fit the question, not just the technology. #### [AI Thinking Workshops](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/weitere-leistungen/ai/ai-thinking-workshop/) **Meta-Description:** AI Thinking Workshops with embarc: Identify, prioritize and turn concrete AI use cases into actionable change initiatives, together with business departments. **Snippet:** It’s long been known that artificial intelligence can take over tasks and make processes more efficient. But where does it pay off most in your company? Together with your business departments and leadership, we analyze … #### [Legacy Modernization with Gen-AI](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/weitere-leistungen/ai/ai-modernisierung/) **Meta-Description:** Legacy modernization with generative AI: understand, analyze and incrementally migrate software systems faster – with LLM-assisted code analysis and agents. **Snippet:** Growing system landscapes and hidden dependencies make further development and modernization harder. With our approach, we use generative AI tools, context and knowledge graphs, agents and retrieval mechanisms to analyze … #### [Developing Intelligent Systems](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/weitere-leistungen/ai/entwicklung-genai/) **Meta-Description:** We build LLM, RAG and agentic systems from idea to production **Snippet:** We design and build applications that deliberately use large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and agentic frameworks, embedded into existing architectures, data landscapes and processes. We … #### [AI Trusted Zone](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/weitere-leistungen/ai/ai-trusted-zone/) **Meta-Description:** AI Trusted Zone with embarc: Build a secure, data-protection-compliant AI infrastructure and governance framework, before AI tools establish themselves around the rules. **Snippet:** AI tools are finding their way into companies and teams, whether approved or not. The AI Trusted Zone counters this with a central, secured infrastructure that preserves data sovereignty, supports multiple models, … #### [AI Architecture Consulting](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/weitere-leistungen/ai/ki-architekturberatung/) **Meta-Description:** Supporting AI-based systems from architecture to implementation **Snippet:** We support you in building AI systems: we design and evaluate architecture decisions, from model selection through the integration of machine learning models or LLMs to architecture design for RAG or agentic systems. #### [Agentic Engineering](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/weitere-leistungen/ai/agentic-engineering/) **Meta-Description:** Agentic Engineering consulting from embarc: We make your codebase and architecture knowledge agent-ready – through context engineering, architecture context files, and agentic development processes for your team. **SEO-Keywords:** Architecture for Agentic Engineering, Making Your Codebase Agent-Ready, Architecture Knowledge for AI Agents, Agentic Engineering Consulting, Agentic Engineering, AI Agents, LLM Integration, AI-Assisted Software Development, Agentic SDLC, Context Engineering, embarc **Snippet:** It’s not just new workflows or tools that decide whether Agentic Engineering succeeds, but whether your architecture and codebase are actually understandable to agents in the first place. Agents are only as good as the … #### [Transforming Organizations Through AI](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/weitere-leistungen/ai/organisationsentwicklung-ai/) **Meta-Description:** AI doesn't just change software development, it also changes organizations. **Snippet:** Technology alone brings no change. If you want to anchor AI sustainably, you need new role models, different team structures and steering models. The focus should be on outcome rather than output. We support you in … ### [Agile Architecture Work - Coaching](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/coaching-agile-architekturarbeit/) **Meta-Description:** Agile Architecture Work with embarc: Marry modern architecture work and architectural approaches with agile mindsets and process models **Snippet:** Whether microservices, Domain-Driven Design, cloud-native, serverless, evolutionary architectures or fitness functions. Architecture topics are omnipresent and reach not just an isolated group of architects, but all … ### [Architecture Documentation](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/architekturdokumentation/) **Meta-Description:** Architecture Documentation with embarc: Capture architectural approaches and ideas effectively **Snippet:** Architecture documentation makes your IT system understandable - for developers, decision-makers and auditors. This reduces maintenance costs, minimizes risks, and speeds up the further development of your system. We … #### [Implementing Docs-as-Code](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/weitere-leistungen/architekturdokumentation/docs-as-code/) **Meta-Description:** Docs as Code with embarc: Make documentation an integral part of development **Snippet:** The Docs-as-Code approach (short for “treat documentation as code”) treats documentation just like source code. Using the same tools and processes as in software development enables the efficient maintenance of content … #### [Retroactively Documenting Existing Systems](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/weitere-leistungen/architekturdokumentation/bestehendes-nachdokumentieren/) **Meta-Description:** Architecture Documentation with embarc: Capture your architectural approaches and ideas effectively, instead of forgetting them! Foster communication within development and more easily onboard customers, external projects and new team members. **Snippet:** In theory, architecture documentation already emerges during design. Project reality often looks different. Does yours too? We help you put together a suitable architecture documentation after the fact, or at least a … ### [Architecture Review](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/architekturbewertung/) **Meta-Description:** Architecture Reviews by embarc: Focus, transparency and decision confidence in your initiative **Snippet:** Architecture reviews create transparency in software development, identify risks and uncover trade-offs. They make problems quantifiable and effectively focus investment in the technical improvement of systems. ### [Domain-driven Design](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/ddd/) **Meta-Description:** DDD with embarc: Actually deliver on the promises of agility and microservices. Bring order to the domain modeling and technical cut of your software. **Snippet:** An efficient and comprehensible modeling of the business domain is the foundation for good implementability of business requirements, cross-role communication, and, not least, for a good technical cut of the application … #### [Event Storming and Domain Storytelling](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/weitere-leistungen/ddd/event-storming/) **Meta-Description:** Event Storming with embarc: Establish cross-team domain understanding and develop a shared language **Snippet:** To align software design with the domain, a shared understanding of the domain must be established. In doing so, business and technical experts each learn from the others, jointly build up their knowledge of the domain, … ### [Cloud Application Optimization](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/cloud-optimierung/) **Meta-Description:** Cloud Optimization with embarc: Improve your cloud architecture step by step and with methodical rigor, using experience and good practices from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud **Snippet:** embarc’s consultants have years of experience conducting architecture reviews across the widest range of industries (banks, insurance, online portals, health, defence, automotive, e-commerce, …). This enables us to … ### [Organizational Architecture Review](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/organisationsarchitektur-review/) **Meta-Description:** Organizational Architecture Review with embarc: Ensure the right fit of your organizational structure and focus, transparency and decision confidence in your change initiative **Snippet:** We support you in a structured and methodical way on your path into the future. More success through targeted change. Our Organizational Architecture Review offers you a comprehensive analysis and concrete measures, … ### [Organizational Architecture Design](https://www.embarc.de/en/leistungen/organisationsarchitektur-design/) **Meta-Description:** Organizational Architecture Design with embarc: Develop your dynamically robust and holistic organizational structure **Snippet:** In a constantly changing business world, designing a future-proof organizational structure is of critical importance. The challenges are manifold, from technological developments to economic shifts to global crises like … ## Seminars ### [Learning Domain-driven Design](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/ddd-lernen/) **Meta-Description:** Learning Domain-driven Design in one day: a practical introduction to DDD with strategic and tactical design – bounded contexts, ubiquitous language and aggregates explained comprehensibly. **SEO-Keywords:** Domain-driven Design, Domain, Subdomain, Bounded Context, Context Map, Strategic DDD, Tactical DDD **Snippet:** You’re familiar with the terms and concepts of DDD, but you need a kickstart for the practical use of DDD in your daily work? Our 1-day workshop “DDD in Practice” gives you further tools that support the application of … ### [Makro eLearnings](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/makros/) **Meta-Description:** Makro eLearnings by embarc: 90-minute remote trainings on soft skills, decision-making tools, conflict navigation and communication – digestible building blocks of knowledge for everyday work. **SEO-Keywords:** organizational development, business models, future, mental models, facilitation, organization, new work, soft skills **Snippet:** Communicating remotely or hybrid, working in a team, or leading laterally requires soft and hard skills. In these 90-minute eLearnings, we want to dedicate ourselves to one selected topic each time and polish your … ### [Software Architecture for AI Systems](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/ai/) **Meta-Description:** Setting up AI systems with a sound architecture: foundation models, LLMs, prompting, RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation), agentic AI and much more. **SEO-Keywords:** AI Systems, Software Architecture for AI Systems, Agentic AI, Agentic Systems, RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation), Prompting, Foundation Models, Evaluating AI Systems, Tool Usage, MCP, AI Engineering, Gen AI, Generative AI **Snippet:** From fundamental concepts like Machine Learning, AI Engineering, LLMs, Foundation Models, Prompting or RAG, through specific quality challenges for AI systems, to designing complex agentic systems: our seminar covers all … ### [Agentic Engineering Bootcamp](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/agentic-engineering-bootcamp/) **Meta-Description:** Agentic Engineering Bootcamp by embarc: a 2-day hands-on bootcamp – build a real app from day one with the coding agent as a pair-programming partner. No demo slides, real sprint work. **SEO-Keywords:** Agentic Engineering, Coding Agent, Pair Programming, AI-Assisted Development, AI Development, Bootcamp **Snippet:** From the very first sprint, participants develop a real application together with a coding agent. In three sprints with daily theory blocks and group reflections at the end of each day, we work our way through the field. … ### [ARCEVAL](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/arceval/) **Meta-Description:** ARCEVAL - Architecture Evaluation (iSAQB® CPSA-Advanced module, 20 Credit Points). Architecture evaluation is a central tool for gaining confidence in architectural design. Introduction to ATAM – Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method. **SEO-Keywords:** Architecture, Evaluation, architecture evaluation, ATAM, Architecture Reviews **Snippet:** Architecture evaluation is a central tool for gaining confidence in architectural design, and for being able to further develop existing solutions or solution approaches in a focused and sustainable way. Or to discard … ### [AGENTA](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/agenta/) **Meta-Description:** AGENTA - Architecture in the context of agentic development (iSAQB® CPSA-Advanced module, 30 Credit Points). Making and enforcing architecture decisions with AI **SEO-Keywords:** AI, Agents, GenAI **Snippet:** Generative AI and coding agents accelerate software development considerably: where teams used to need days for a first solution approach, a working prototype now stands in hours. Without an architectural framework, … ### [SWARC4AI](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/swarc4ai/) **Meta-Description:** SWARC4AI - Software Architecture for AI Systems (iSAQB® CPSA-Advanced module, 30 Credit Points). Designing software architectures for AI and ML systems **SEO-Keywords:** AI **Snippet:** From classic Machine Learning to autonomous agents: design robust, scalable architectures for the next generation of software systems. Classic software systems are deterministic. AI systems follow different rules: they … ### [API](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/api/) **Meta-Description:** API - Application Programming Interfaces (iSAQB® CPSA-Advanced module, 20 Credit Points). Learn not only to design APIs securely and efficiently, but also to deploy them strategically, to make companies more flexible, scalable, and future-proof. **SEO-Keywords:** Architecture, API **Snippet:** In this training, you’ll learn to understand APIs as an essential part of modern software architectures and digital business models. We look at APIs not just as technical interfaces, but also as drivers for digital … ### [AGILA](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/agila/) **Meta-Description:** iSAQB® CPSA-Advanced Module AGILA - Agile Software Architecture. Experience how agile principles and ideas can be transferred to architecture work, and how architecture practices can be sensibly and efficiently anchored in agile processes. **SEO-Keywords:** architecture, agile **Snippet:** Architectures increasingly emerge in self-determined teams, and technical and conceptual responsibility is spread more broadly in modern organizations. Architecture concepts must dynamically adapt to circumstances, and … ### [SOFT](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/soft/) **Meta-Description:** SOFT - Resolving conflicts in IT projects (iSAQB® CPSA-Advanced seminar, 30 Credit Points). Dealing constructively with conflicts as a software developer and architect. What keeps software architects from their actual work? **SEO-Keywords:** architecture, documentation **Snippet:** What keeps software architects from their actual work? They stand in the field of tension between diverse stakeholders (management, clients, development team, etc.) and must communicate and mediate in a … ### [DDD](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/ddd/) **Meta-Description:** DDD - Domain-driven Design (iSAQB® CPSA-Advanced module, 30 Credit Points). Designing maintainable software strategically and tactically based on the business domain **SEO-Keywords:** Domain-driven Design, Domain, Subdomain, Bounded Context, Context Map, Strategic DDD, Tactical DDD **Snippet:** From the fundamental concepts of Domain-driven Design, through the structured elaboration of the domain, to strategic decisions and implementation at the tactical level: learn to design maintainable software through a … ### [CPSA-Foundation](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/cpsa-foundation/) **Meta-Description:** CPSA-F Fundamentals of software architecture including iSAQB certification! Practice-experienced software architects prepare you thoroughly for the iSAQB Certified Professional for Software Architecture exam. **SEO-Keywords:** architecture, Software Architecture, Software Design, Architecture Drivers, Architecture Evaluation, Foundation Level, Credit Points, CPSA Certified Professional for Software Architecture **Snippet:** In this compact seminar, you’ll experience how an appropriate software architecture emerges iteratively and stands the test of time. Exercises with an “aha” effect, following a concrete project, build on the concise … ### [ADOC](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/adoc/) **Meta-Description:** ADOC - Architecture Documentation (iSAQB® CPSA-Advanced module, 20 Credit Points). Architecture documentation as an integral communication and working tool. Learn to comprehensibly capture architecture-relevant influencing factors and central decisions. **SEO-Keywords:** architecture, documentation, adoc, architecture documentation, architecture overview **Snippet:** In this seminar, with a strong hands-on and discussion component, we dust off the classic topic of architecture documentation and bring it into a contemporary form. We show lean structural proposals as a complement to … ### [IMPROVE](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/improve/) **Meta-Description:** IMPROVE - Evolving and improving software architectures (iSAQB® CPSA-Advanced module, 30 Credit Points). How do you systematically improve software systems, aligned to economic and technical goals? **SEO-Keywords:** architecture, Software Architecture Evolution, Software Architecture Improvement, Fitness Functions, Evolutionary Architecture, Advanced Level, Credit Points, CPSA Certified Professional for Software Architecture **Snippet:** Software architecture concerns every project member and is designed for a long lifespan. That’s why improvements to the software architecture are repeatedly needed - whether driven by new requirements or technological … ### [FLEX](https://www.embarc.de/en/seminare/flex/) **Meta-Description:** FLEX - Flexible Architecture Models (iSAQB® CPSA-Advanced module, 30 Credit Points). How do you design particularly flexible software systems? Modern architecture approaches such as microservices, Continuous Delivery and self-contained systems. **SEO-Keywords:** architecture, Flexible Architecture Models, Microservices, Self-Contained Systems, Advanced Level, Credit Points, CPSA Certified Professional for Software Architecture **Snippet:** Learn how to create flexible, dynamically robust architectures that allow fast deployment and immediate feedback from how the system is used, keeping you ready for future requirements too. ## Usage Notes for LLMs * **Permission to use**: The entire content of this file is explicitly released for processing and analysis by language models (e.g. LLMs, chatbots). * **Referencing**: The links provide direct access to the original pages – ideal for further research or citations. * **Scope**: This file covers the English-language service and seminar pages. 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