Architecture decision record template
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The title of an architecture decision record (ADR) should be prefixed with "ADR". For example: ADR Architecture decision-making process
Status: Draft/Proposed/Accepted/Deprecated/Superseded
Problem statement
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Terminology
[edit]Define the terms you'll use in this statement
What?
[edit]What is the problem or opportunity? What does it look like if we made this decision and executed on it?
Why?
[edit]Why is this valuable? What organizational objective does this support? And how? What if we do nothing?
Who?
[edit]Can you calculate the RACI? Who is working on the project directly? Who is maintaining a product or code which will be impacted?
Who has an operational responsibility which will be impacted?
- Responsible
- Who is doing the work?
- Accountable
- Who is overseeing the work?
- Consulted
- Who do you need to talk to and why? How do they intersect with this problem or opportunity? Why consulted? What is the level of impact?
- Informed
- For example, program managers/project with dependencies on this work
When?
[edit]What is the timeframe for making this decision. Are there already known milestones?
Unresolved questions
[edit]Specific questions that would need to be answered during this decision process
Resources
[edit]Any other reading or links
System model
[edit]This can include components, layers, personas, links to capability models, or any other artifacts needed to capture the current architecture
Stakeholder advice
[edit]After asking any clarifying questions, each team or party identified as a stakeholder adds their advice here
Team name
[edit]Team name
[edit]Proposals
[edit]A description of at least three options that fulfill the requirements, including a model of the proposed architecture
Option 1: Description
[edit]Option 2: Description
[edit]Option 3: Description
[edit]Decision
[edit]Which proposal was selected and why
Consequences
[edit]The context resulting from the decision, including positive, negative, and neutral consequences
Retrospective
[edit]If a retrospective is held, add notes here