Status: [Proposed | Accepted | Deprecated | Superseded] Date: YYYY-MM-DD Issue: [Linear issue ID or "N/A"] Deciders: [List of people involved]
Describe the forces at play, including technological, political, social, and project-specific considerations. This section describes the problem space and why a decision needs to be made.
- What is the current situation?
- What problem are we trying to solve?
- What constraints do we face?
- What must the solution achieve?
- What are the non-functional requirements?
- Driver 1: [e.g., Performance requirements]
- Driver 2: [e.g., Maintainability]
- Driver 3: [e.g., Cost constraints]
- Driver 4: [e.g., Team expertise]
Description: Brief description of this option.
Pros:
- Advantage 1
- Advantage 2
Cons:
- Disadvantage 1
- Disadvantage 2
Cost/Effort: [Low | Medium | High]
Description: Brief description of this option.
Pros:
- Advantage 1
- Advantage 2
Cons:
- Disadvantage 1
- Disadvantage 2
Cost/Effort: [Low | Medium | High]
Description: Brief description of this option.
Pros:
- Advantage 1
- Advantage 2
Cons:
- Disadvantage 1
- Disadvantage 2
Cost/Effort: [Low | Medium | High]
We will pursue Option X: [Name] because [brief justification].
Detailed explanation of why this option was chosen:
- How does it address the decision drivers?
- Why is it better than the alternatives?
- What trade-offs are we accepting?
- Benefit 1
- Benefit 2
- Benefit 3
- Trade-off 1
- Trade-off 2
- Risk 1 (and mitigation strategy)
- Change 1 that is neither positive nor negative
- Change 2
- Task 1
- Task 2
- Task 3
- Phase 1: [Description] - [Timeline]
- Phase 2: [Description] - [Timeline]
- Dependency 1: [Description]
- Dependency 2: [Description]
| Risk | Impact | Probability | Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk 1 | High | Low | Mitigation strategy |
| Risk 2 | Medium | Medium | Mitigation strategy |
- Supersedes: [ADR-XXX] (if applicable)
- Superseded by: [ADR-XXX] (if applicable)
- Related to: [ADR-XXX, ADR-YYY]
- Linear Issue: CLD-XXXX
- [Reference 1]
- [Reference 2]
- [Documentation link]
Last Updated: YYYY-MM-DD Review Date: YYYY-MM-DD (6 months from decision date)