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Implementation Decision Records

Record implementation-level decisions, context, rationale, consequences, verification impact, and relation to design.

ES-107 IDRs Decision Evidence

Template purpose

Use this template to record implementation-level decisions.

Project

<Project name>

Document control

Field Value
Artifact owner <owner>
Status <draft / active / reviewed / accepted>
Last updated <YYYY-MM-DD>
Related Engineering Stage ES-107 — AI-Assisted Implementation
Project workspace target docs/project-workspace/implementation/implementation_decision_records.md

IDR index

IDR ID Decision Title Status Related Work Item Related Design Supersedes
IDR-001 <decision title> <proposed / accepted / deferred / superseded> <IW-ID> <design source> <IDR-ID or none>

IDR-001 — <Decision Title>

Field Value
Status <proposed / accepted / deferred / superseded>
Date <date>
Decision Owner <owner>
Related Work Item <IW-ID>
Related Design <design source>
Related Requirement <FR/NFR/C-ID>
AI Assistance Involved? <yes / no>

Context

<context>

Options considered

Option Pros Cons / Risks
<option> <pros> <cons>

Decision

<decision>

Rationale

<rationale>

Consequences

  • <consequence>

Verification impact

<impact>

Evidence impact

<impact>

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