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Status:

Draft | Proposed | Accepted | Rejected | Archived

Context and problem statement

[what's the problem?]

Decision drivers / forces

[why now?]

Considered options

1. [option 1]
2. [option 2]
3. [option 3]
4. [...]

Decision outcome

• Chosen Option: [option 1]
• [justification. e.g., only option, which meets KO criterion decision driver | which resolves force force | ... | comes out best (see below)]
• [consequences. e.g., negative impact on quality attribute, follow-up decisions required, ...]

Success criteria

[we'll know we succeeded when...]

Pros and cons of the options

[option 1]

• + [argument 1 pro]
• + [argument 2 pro]
• - [argument 1 con]
• [...]

[option 2]

• + [argument 1 pro]
• + [argument 2 pro]
• - [argument 1 con]
• [...]

[option 3]

• + [argument 1 pro]
• + [argument 2 pro]
• - [argument 1 con]
• [...]