01Platform Overview / Decisions
Decisions That
Outlive the
Decider
Architecture Decision Records as a first-class citizen. Every decision tied to the context, the alternatives considered, the consequences accepted — and the people who approved them.
Decisions that stay put. Context, alternatives, and consequences — linked to the systems they shaped.
02ADR native
Not a wiki, not a PDF
Decisions live in Atlas with structured fields: context, decision, status, consequences, alternatives considered. Linked to the applications, technologies, and capabilities they affect.
03Audit trail
Who decided, when, and why
Every edit versioned. Approvers captured. Superseded-by links when a new decision replaces an old one. The audit question 'why did we do this' has a two-click answer.
04Continuity
New CIO, same memory
When a CIO leaves, the portfolio memory leaves too — unless the decisions are written down. Atlas keeps them linked to the systems they shaped, so continuity is structural, not personal.
05In practice
ADRs that don't rot
A decision is logged inline with the applications and capabilities it affects. Six months later when someone asks 'why did we pick Kafka', the ADR surfaces in context — next to the event-streaming capability, with the applications that implement it. The decision record isn't a separate wiki. It's a node in the same model.
Stop losing decisions when people leave
Start logging decisions in Atlas today. Your future self — and your successor — will thank you.