🧩 No more redundant engineering debates: Creating alignment and clarity with ADRs

Architectural Decision Records (ADRs) are the key to documenting crucial decisions, enhancing team alignment. Learn the essentials of ADRs, including practical tips for creating clear, concise records

One of the most draining situations for an engineering team is having to revisit previously made decisions over and over.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s important to challenge the status quo when there’s data backing a new argument. Improvement is what we want. But if every decision becomes an argument, due to team members taking sides or past choices always being questioned, you can’t make progress.

As the person responsible for some of these decisions, it’s exhausting to be just a few weeks away from a launch, only to have choices made months ago re-evaluated.

Luckily, there’s a solution: Architectural Decision Records (ADRs). ADRs provide a structured way to document and share decisions, reducing redundant discussions and establishing a strong foundation for the team.

The goal is to save your team’s cognitive bandwidth for solving new problems, not rehashing old ones.