Decision record template for Alexandrian pattern
Introduction
- Prologue (Summary)
- Discussion (Context)
- Solution (Decision)
- Consequences (Results)
Specifics
- Prologue (Summary)
- Statement to summarize:
- In the context of (use case)
facing (concern)
we decided for (option)
to achieve (quality)
accepting (downside).
- Discussion (Context)
- Explains the forces at play (technical, political, social, project).
- This is the story explaining the problem we are looking to resolve.
- Solution
- Explains how the decision will solve the problem.
- Consequences
- Explains the results of the decision over the long term.
- Did it work, not work, was changed, upgraded, etc.