xxxx. ADR title
Date: 20yy-mm-dd
Status
Accepted
Context
This section describes the forces at play, including technological, political, social, and project local. These forces are probably in tension, and should be called out as such. The language in this section is value-neutral. It is simply describing facts.
Decision
This section describes our response to these forces. It is stated in full sentences, with active voice. “We will …”
Consequences
This section describes the resulting context, after applying the decision. All consequences should be listed here, not just the “positive” ones. A particular decision may have positive, negative, and neutral consequences, but all of them affect the team and project in the future.