Documenting Design Decisions
Prose: Great for Novels, Lousy for Solution Design
While we often find ourselves advocating for design documentation, we typically are referring to “some” design documentation vs. “more” design documentation. When it comes to design documentation, more is actually not better. We have encountered customers, and even other consulting firms, that deliver design documentation by the inch – measuring design quality horizontally across the binding. We recommend not doing this!
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Don’t Get Distracted by the Document
This may seem like an odd blog coming from a company that is so deliverable focused, but it isn’t. A design document is not just a document, but a powerful tool for figuring out an architecture. However, it is easy to get caught up in the “task” of completing the design document and lose focus on deeply understanding the architecture.
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The Solution Architect’s Path to Success
Welcome to today’s blog. Sit back and relax. Close your eyes. Take some deep relaxing breaths. Envision a Utopian architecture project delivery:
- Scope is clear and agreed upon,
- Requirements are carefully crafted,
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