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Technical Decisions · Evening cohort (BRT)

Decision Records for Heated Design Reviews

Ship ADRs that survive re-orgs, acquisitions, and midnight deploys.

3 weeks · intensive

List price: BRL 720 (informational — no checkout here)

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Description

Practice writing decision records under time pressure, with variants for security-sensitive choices and vendor evaluations. Includes a rubric reviewers actually fill out.

What is included

  • ADR templates for security, vendor, and data model forks
  • Live critique of three anonymized drafts from alumni
  • Checklist for when to supersede versus amend
  • Facilitation guide for synchronous review meetings
  • CSV export for activity log integrations
  • Warm handoff email templates for executives
  • Office hours with a review facilitator

Outcomes

  • Publish two ADRs reviewed by peers in the cohort
  • Pick the right template for contentious decisions
  • Facilitate a review session without circular debate

Mentor on record

Review facilitator who has moderated 120+ architecture councils across fintech and health.

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Priya Nambiar

FAQ

Cohort voices

"Decision Records for Heated Design Reviews forced specificity in our trade-off tables. One template felt heavy for mobile clients, but the facilitator showed a lighter variant that fit."

— Elias , Principal engineer

"Client in logistics: the rubric cut our review time without skipping dissent."