Decision record
Productivity
decision templates
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Idea: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
Objections
Mostly structure imposed on what are essentially notes, with no special tooling
From 1 comment
This just seems like a whole lot of structure imposed on what are, essentially, "notes". It's not like it makes any special tooling possible either - the section on using DR with…
xwowsersx on HN
Teams already discuss decisions in person or on Slack and would not reuse the template
From 1 comment
We talk in person or use Slack. We certainly don't impose some conventions on how to have the discussion. This is the kind of thing where even we took the time to use DR, we'd…
xwowsersx on HN
Requests
Maker will add a section addressing the criticism that teams already have discussion habits
From 1 comment
Perfect thanks. I'll add a section now that addresses your point.
jph on HN
Questions
How do you socialise the decision to the rest of the team?
From 1 comment
I guess talking in person or over slack would facilitate the need to discuss the pros, cons, impact etc. of the decision. How do you socialise the decision to the rest of the…
yitchelle on HN
How do you remember why decisions were made over time?
From 1 comment
Don't you have trouble remembering why you made certain decisions, or even which way the decision went? I have a terrible problem with not being able to remember other people's…
Noumenon72 on HN
Alternatives named
Slack and in-person discussion
From 1 comment
We talk in person or use Slack. We certainly don't impose some conventions on how to have the discussion. This is the kind of thing where even we took the time to use DR, we'd…
xwowsersx on HN
Google Drive and git for storing notes
From 1 comment
This just seems like a whole lot of structure imposed on what are, essentially, "notes". It's not like it makes any special tooling possible either - the section on using DR with…
xwowsersx on HN