Transformation · Decision Framework
Architecture Decision Framework
A repeatable way to connect context, constraints, evidence, options, tradeoffs, decision authority and implementation consequences.
SECUREPLANE REFERENCE MODELArchitecture Decision Framework
Architecture before technology
01CONTEXTmission · stakeholders
02EVIDENCEcurrent state · risk
03OPTIONSpatterns · tradeoffs
04DECIDEauthority · rationale
05VERIFYimplementation · outcome
Decision record · owner · review trigger
What must be true before an architecture recommendation becomes an approved decision?
Representative outputs
Artifacts that make the decision usable
No diagram is a deployable design until it is adapted to the environment, evidence, owners, and operating constraints.
Architecture decision recordOption comparisonRisk decision packageImplementation guardrailsValidation criteria