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Create an ADR

An ADR records the reason for a decision and its consequences. Draft the record and review it with the people responsible for the solution.

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Name the choice you need to justify.

What problem are you solving? What is known and what needs confirmation?

List alternatives and reasons for rejecting them, if known.

What do you choose and why? Mark what still needs confirmation.

What do you gain and what cost or risk does it introduce?

Add verification and open questions

File status: “Draft decision”. Downloading it does not approve a decision in your organisation.