ARB workbench
Run your architecture review board on the record, from submission to decision to follow-up action.
Votes inform. The Chair decides.
Members record their votes. The ARB Chair makes the decision. If the vote was not unanimous, the Chair must record the reasoning, so the board never has to reconstruct why.
Approve
The proposal proceeds as submitted.
Approve with caveats
It proceeds, and every caveat becomes a tracked action with an owner.
Defer
More information is needed before a decision can be made.
Reject
It does not proceed, and the reasons are held with the item.
Every item assessed against the chain.
Linked to the repository
Proposals reference the real elements they affect, so the board sees impact and not a description of it.
Scored consistently
Scoring against principles, standards, policies and patterns is attached to the item for the board to see.
Actions that do not vanish
Caveats become tracked actions, so a conditional approval is followed through.
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