Decision context
- State the problem and business driver
- Capture constraints and assumptions
- Identify affected systems and owners
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Architecture Decision Records
Record context, options, trade-offs, decisions and consequences so technical choices remain explainable and reviewable.
Enterprise control patternEvidence-led review
Options and trade-offs
- Document viable alternatives
- Compare security, cost, resilience and operability
- Explain why rejected options were not selected
Decision evidence
- Name approvers and review date
- Link diagrams, tests and estimates
- Define consequences and revisit triggers
Completion evidence
Produce a reviewed artefact for Azure DevOps Academy: named owner, approval date, linked evidence, unresolved risks and the next review trigger.