architecture-review-board

What problem does it solve?

The Architecture Review Board (ARB) provides a repeatable governance process to ensure proposed architecture changes are evaluated, authorized, and recorded so teams avoid inconsistent design choices, regressions, or risky rollouts.

Core Features & Use Cases

• RFC & ADR Templates: Structured RFC and ADR guidance to capture problem statements, proposed solutions, alternatives, impact, migration plans, risks, and open questions.
• Review Workflow & Criteria: Clear review criteria, meeting format, and decision outcomes (Approve / Reject / Defer / Request Changes) to speed cross-team alignment.
• Decision Logging & Quality Gates: Maintain an accessible decision log, meeting minutes, and quarterly reviews to validate past decisions and enforce submission and timing rules.
• Use Case Examples: Approving a new database, adding an external dependency, adopting a new programming language, or evaluating an architecture pattern change.

Quick Start

Create a draft RFC using the ARB template that includes the problem statement, proposed solution, alternatives considered, impact analysis, migration plan, risks, and open questions, then request an ARB meeting and a decision recommendation.