Heuristics
Use Architecture Principles as Decision Guardrails
How can you guide autonomous teams to make sound decisions without direct command?
Establish clear, shared architecture principles that teams must consult during their decision-making process. These principles act as a framework, ensuring non-functional requirements like cost are consistently considered. This provides guardrails for autonomy.
Example
To prevent teams from treating technology like a ‘candy shop,’ they were required to evaluate choices against architecture principles. This forced them to consider factors like cost, leading to more responsible decisions.
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