Respect Apathy in Decision-Making

Respect Apathy in Decision-Making

Recognise that not all team members want to be involved in every architectural decision, and this is acceptable. Forcing participation can be counterproductive; their silence may indicate a lower psychological safety or a preference to focus elsewhere. The goal is to...
Respect Apathy in Decision-Making

Proxy Accountability to Unblock Decisions

A facilitator can offer to formally make the decision and take on the accountability, after asking for the team’s consent. This unblocks the process while protecting the psychological safety of team members who do not feel ready for that level of responsibility. It is...
Respect Apathy in Decision-Making

Prioritise System Integrity Over Local Convenience

When a team’s decision optimises for their immediate convenience at the cost of system-wide integrity, the architectural perspective must prevail. The architect’s role is to advocate for the long-term health of the system, even if it means more work for a team in the...
Respect Apathy in Decision-Making

Align with domain experts

Short description Align boundaries with the parts of the domain where there are different domain experts (not different people but different domain skills/knowledge). Context We should align boundaries in sociotechnical systems with our business processes to minimise...