Architectural decisions

Record important technical decisions with context and consequences.

Decision records make alternatives, justification, validity and subsequent changes transparent.

Practice & Orientation

Template: a short architecture decision record

What question had to be decided? Describe relevant boundary conditions and the alternatives that were seriously considered.

Record the selected option and the decisive reasons. Date, status and responsible persons involved make the entry assignable.

Name advantages, limitations and necessary follow-up tasks. Note under which changed conditions the decision should be re-examined.

We clarify the goal, starting point, participants and the appropriate start in an initial meeting.