---
title: "Decision record template for Alexandrian pattern"
source: Architecture Decision Records (JPH)
source_url: https://github.com/joelparkerhenderson/architecture-decision-record
licence: CC0-1.0
domain: engineering
subdomain: adr-examples
date_added: 2026-04-25
---

# Decision record template for Alexandrian pattern

## Introduction

* Prologue (Summary)
* Discussion (Context)
* Solution (Decision)
* Consequences (Results)

## Specifics ##

* Prologue (Summary)
  * Statement to summarize:
    * In the context of (use case)
      facing (concern)
      we decided for (option)
      to achieve (quality)
      accepting (downside).
* Discussion (Context)
  * Explains the forces at play (technical, political, social, project).
  * This is the story explaining the problem we are looking to resolve.
* Solution
  * Explains how the decision will solve the problem.
* Consequences
  * Explains the results of the decision over the long term.
  * Did it work, not work, was changed, upgraded, etc.
