Principle Stress-Test Board

When to use

After drafting a set of architecture principles, to confirm each one is specific enough to resolve a real dispute rather than being a vague good intention.

You'll need

• A draft set of architecture principles (name, statement, rationale, implications)
• Three to five real or plausible decision scenarios

You'll get

• A graded view of which principles survive real scenarios
• A list of principles that need sharpening or replacing

Taught in

• architecture principles that change decisions