Governance framework
A strict chain from principles to standards to policies to patterns, so every solution can be assessed and every decision explained.
Nothing floats free.
Each level links to the one above it. A pattern cannot exist without the policy it serves, a policy without the standard it enforces, or a standard without the principle behind it.
Principles
The commitments your organisation holds itself to.
Standards
The measurable ways the principles are met.
Policies
What is mandated, and who is accountable for it.
Patterns
Approved designs that teams can adopt with confidence.
Scoring that explains itself
Score a solution, or any element in the repository, against the chain. The result shows which principles are met, which standards are missed and which pattern would close the gap, so the conversation is about the design and not the opinions around it.
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