Decided
by Northcairn
Architecture decision records from the choices you make together, without the write-up.
Decided gives your decisions a structure and leaves behind a proper record. You pose the question in Microsoft Teams, rank the options with colleagues or on your own, and get an architecture decision record (ADR) in the familiar Context, Decision, Consequences format, ready to share, export and keep.
Key benefits
- A record for every decision. Context, Decision and Consequences, with Must and Should requirements made explicit.
- Every voice counts. People rank options independently, so quieter voices count as much as louder ones.
- You stay in control of AI. AI suggests options, constraints and a title, and you decide what stays. Rationale and consequences are only added to a record when you accept them.
How it works
- Frame it. The question, the options, and what must or should be true.
- Rank it. Share a link and participants rank in their browser with no account needed, or decide on your own.
- Record it. Review the suggested rationale and consequences, accept or edit them, and download the record.
Who it's for
- Architects and tech leads asked to keep ADRs who rarely have time to write them.
- Architecture review boards (ARBs) that need a consistent record of every decision.
- Engineering teams choosing a platform, pattern or tool, who need a record that survives handover.
- Anyone deciding alone who still needs the reasoning on record for reviews.
Free to try, Pro to keep
Anyone can run a decision for free, with no sign-up. Free sessions are temporary, so download the record as PDF or Markdown before you leave.
Decided Pro is a paid subscription licensed per organisation. It keeps every decision in a searchable decision log with reference numbers, shows similar past decisions when you start a new one, and exports records as PDF, Markdown or Word.
Built for Microsoft 365
Decided runs inside Teams with Microsoft Entra ID sign-in and stores decisions in Microsoft Azure.
AI-generated content
Decided uses Azure OpenAI to suggest options, constraints and a record title, and to draft a rationale and consequences for each decision. AI suggestions are clearly marked in the app and can be edited or removed. Rationale and consequences are only added to a record when you accept them, and the decision itself is always made by people.
About Northcairn
Decided is built by Northcairn, led by a solutions architect with over 25 years' experience on Azure and the Microsoft platform.
Reporting content
If you encounter objectionable or inappropriate content while using Decided, please report it at decisionrecords.app/support. We review all reports and will respond within two business days.
Getting help
For questions, technical issues or feedback, contact us at decisionrecords.app/contact or contactus@northcairn.com. We usually reply within two business days.
Get started: choose Get it now to add Decided to Teams and make your first decision record today.
App capabilities
- Can send data over the Internet
- This app can access personal information on the active message, such as phone numbers, postal addresses, or URLs. Other items in your mailbox cannot be read or modified. Review the developer's privacy policy for more detail on how personal information is managed and processed.