📝Lightweight RFC-like process

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Scaling Engineering Teams via RFCs: Writing Things Down

1. Do planning before building something. In-person white-boarding or just talking things through with the team. Anything as long as you’re clear on how the thing is going to be built.
2. Capture this plan in a short written document (RFC). Once you agree, it should be quick and easy to write.
3. Have a few selected people approve the plan before starting work.
4. Send this planning document to all engineers in the company.
5. Have everyone follow the above steps.

See also

• Architecture Decision Record—as an example format
• Sign-offs encourage Big Design Up Front—does requiring people approve the plan encourage big-design-up-front?