Compare alternatives, weigh trade-offs, and record clear team architectural decisions.
Evaluate technical trade-offs, score alternatives, and document team consensus with a lightweight decision matrix. Prevent endless debate and establish a clear audit trail for product and architectural choices.
Clearly articulate the dilemma or architecture choice (e.g., 'Which database should we use for audit logs?').
Add candidate solutions, listing transparent pros, cons, implementation risks, and technical debt implications.
Assign objective weighted scores from 1 to 10 and formally record the final team decision for future reference.
Side-by-side analysis of advantages, drawbacks, and viability scores to remove subjective bias.
Instant recommendation engine flagging the highest-ranked option based on team input.
Export the entire evaluation directly as an Architectural Decision Record (ADR) ready for Git or Notion.