Architecture Advice Process

Set up the AAP ecosystem by provisioning a dedicated GitHub repository to host AAP discussions and decisions, using GitHub's built-in discussion facility to foster conversation around architecture decisions while ensuring transparency and traceability. Strengthen the existing ADR initiative by introducing new ADR levels to capture local decisions at the business unit, organization, and team levels. Ease advice harvesting and exploration by using GitHub labeling and filtering capabilities.

After being exposed to an early release of Facilitating Software Architecture ebook from Andrew Harmel-Law at O'reilly edition, I decided to give a try with Architecture Advice Process. AAP is a mechanism that allows organizations to decentralize the architecture decision-making. Indeed, instead of relying on a few architects solely accountable and responsible for the architecture, it fosters the involvement of all development stakeholders in the decision-making process. Anyone can make an architectural decision provided that people who might be impacted by the decision and the experts in that area are consulted.