Templates · Engineering
Decision record
An ADR: the context, the options you weighed, the one you chose, and what it costs — written before anyone forgets why.
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Context · Options considered · Decision · Consequences · Easier · Harder · Revisit when
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Status: proposed · Date · Deciders
Context
What is forcing a decision, and what constraints apply.
Options considered
Option | For | Against | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
Decision
We will … because …
Consequences
Easier
Harder
Revisit when
The condition under which this should be reopened.
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