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- Key stakeholders such as developers, product owners, and product managers provide valuable input on the direction and decisions related to specific projects.
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-**Asynchronous decision-making**:
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- Given the diverse stakeholders, decisions must be made asynchronously, avoiding the need for frequent synchronous meetings and instead encouraging discussions via writers' workshops and ongoing documentation.
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-**Desire to document decisions**:
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- It’s essential to record decisions and technical deps in writing to create a clear, traceable record, ensuring that all stakeholders can refer back to the rationale behind every architectural choice made.
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-**Define a revision process**:
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- Update the records (ADR and TDR) to document, assess, and refine key architectural decisions and technical deps, ensuring alignment with evolving requirements and technologies.
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- Regularly review decisions to confirm their practical application; if not effectively implemented, reevaluate and adjust accordingly.
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-**Define Governance**:
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- Facilitate the process by providing clear moderation and oversight.
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- Establish a mentoring framework to guide and support stakeholders throughout the process.
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-**Commitment to Documenting Decisions**:
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- Teams often face challenges in tracking past architectural decisions and technical dependencies, leading to misalignment, redundancy, or repeated discussions.
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-**Missing Governance**:
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- When stakeholders or new team members frequently ask, “Why was this decision made?” or struggle to trace past choices, a structured documentation process becomes essential.
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- Organizations seeking clear decision-making frameworks and long-term knowledge continuity will benefit from maintaining well-documented records.
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