Architecture Decision Record (ADR) Repository Template
Establishing how architecture decisions are captured, stored, and referenced over time
The Architecture Decision Record (ADR) Repository template provides a structured approach to establishing how architecture decisions are captured, stored, and referenced over time.
Template Sections
This template includes 7 sections.
ADR Repository Overview
Describe the ADR practice: the template used, the storage location, the lifecycle of a decision record, and how ADRs...
ADR Principles
State the principles: every significant decision is recorded, ADRs capture context and alternatives considered, ADRs...
ADR Quality Checklist
Define what makes a good ADR: context described, alternatives evaluated, decision stated clearly, consequences...
ADR Lifecycle
Document the ADR lifecycle: proposed, accepted, deprecated, superseded. Include the review process, the approval...
ADR Ownership
Document who is responsible for creating, reviewing, and maintaining ADRs: the decision maker, the reviewers, the...
ADR Terminology
Define the key ADR terms: decision driver, decision outcome, decision status, and the distinction between architectural...
ADR Risks
Document risks: decisions not being recorded, ADRs that lack context, ADRs that are never referenced, and the...
Section Details
Block Types Used
| Section | Block Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| ADR Repository Overview | Rich Text | Describe the ADR practice: the template used, the storage location, the... |
| ADR Principles | Principle | State the principles: every significant decision is recorded, ADRs capture... |
| ADR Quality Checklist | Governance Checklist | Define what makes a good ADR: context described, alternatives evaluated,... |
| ADR Lifecycle | Operational Note | Document the ADR lifecycle: proposed, accepted, deprecated, superseded. Include... |
| ADR Ownership | Component Responsibility | Document who is responsible for creating, reviewing, and maintaining ADRs: the... |
| ADR Terminology | Glossary Term | Define the key ADR terms: decision driver, decision outcome, decision status,... |
| ADR Risks | Risk | Document risks: decisions not being recorded, ADRs that lack context, ADRs that... |
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