Architecture Decision Records: Documenting Technical Choices

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  • Status: Proposed / Accepted / Deprecated / Superseded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.

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