Architecture Decision Records: Documenting Technical Choices
When we make significant technical decisions in your project, we document them formally using Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
What an ADR Contains
- Context: Why did we need to make this decision?
- Options considered: What alternatives were evaluated?
- Decision: What was chosen?
- Rationale: Why this option over the alternatives?
- Consequences: Trade-offs and implications
- Status: Proposed / Accepted / Deprecated / Superseded
Why ADRs Matter for You
- Transparency — you see why decisions were made
- Future-proofing — when your system is revisited years later, reasoning is preserved
- Accountability — when a decision proves wrong, we can identify where the reasoning failed
- Change management — when requirements change, we can assess which decisions need revisiting
Where to Find Your ADRs
ADRs live in your code repository under /docs/adr/. On request, we compile them into a standalone document for non-technical stakeholders.