Encourage Cross-Team Transparency & Communication

This standard mandates the encouragement of cross-team transparency and communication to ensure decentralisation does not mean isolation—teams must share insights.

1. Encourage Cross-Team Transparency & Communication:

Decentralisation does not mean isolation—teams must share insights. This approach ensures that teams are aware of each other's decisions and can collaborate effectively.

• 1.1 Open Documentation and ADRs:
  • 1.1.1 Architecture Decision Records:
    • Implement open documentation and architecture decision records (ADRs).
    • Automate the generation of ADRs.
  • 1.1.2 Documentation Management:
    • Automate the tracking of documentation updates.
    • Implement documentation tutorials.
• 1.2 Async Decision Logs and Forums:
  • 1.2.1 Internal Wiki Utilisation:
    • Use async decision logs, discussion forums, and internal wikis to maintain visibility.
    • Automate the creation of decision logs.
  • 1.2.2 Visibility Management:
    • Automate the tracking of forum discussions.
    • Implement visibility feedback collection.
• 1.3 Knowledge Sharing Culture:
  • 1.3.1 Decision Transparency:
    • Foster a culture of knowledge sharing and decision transparency across teams.
    • Automate the sharing of decision summaries.
  • 1.3.2 Sharing Management:
    • Automate the tracking of knowledge sharing activities.
    • Implement sharing tutorials.

By encouraging transparency, organisations can ensure effective cross-team collaboration.

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