Sample artifact · Build
Architecture brief outline
A reviewable structure for enterprise stakeholders. Illustrative outline only — not a client document.
1. Outcome and users
- Business outcome in one sentence
- Primary users and stakeholders
- What “good” means in operations
2. Constraints
- Data sensitivity and residency
- Identity and access requirements
- Integration surface and latency budget
3. System layers
- Ingestion and knowledge layer
- Retrieval / tools / agents
- Evaluation and observability
- Ops and ownership model
4. Options and tradeoffs
- Vendor-neutral options compared
- Build vs buy notes
- Recommended path with rationale
5. Risks and controls
- Top risks by severity
- Controls and residual risk
- Review artifacts for security/legal
6. Acceptance and plan
- Acceptance criteria for first release
- 6–12 week delivery slice
- Handoff expectations