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Define foundational architecture principles and decision-making rules. Communicate guidelines across organization. Use when establishing architectural standards or updating strategy.
| name | architecture-principles |
| description | Define foundational architecture principles and decision-making rules. Communicate guidelines across organization. Use when establishing architectural standards or updating strategy. |
Establish foundational principles that guide architectural decisions and align organization.
You are defining architecture principles for the organization. Create clear, memorable guidelines that inform decisions. Involve stakeholders from product, engineering, and operations.
Based on architecture governance frameworks (TOGAF, Gartner):
Identify Core Values: What matters to the organization? Speed of innovation? Cost efficiency? Security? Reliability? List top 3-5.
Derive Principles: Turn values into principles. "Speed of innovation" → "Ship independently without central coordination". "Cost efficiency" → "Use managed services to reduce operational overhead".
Make Principles Memorable: Use simple language. "Move fast with confidence" better than "Implement robust CI/CD pipelines". Acronyms help: KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid).
Create Decision Rules: For each principle, what are concrete decisions? "Cloud-first" → "Use EC2 not on-prem", "Use Lambda for new services", "Data in S3 not shared NFS".
Communicate and Enforce: Share with teams. Use in architecture reviews. Celebrate adherence; discuss exceptions constructively. Update as organization evolves.
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