Summary:

• **What are Architecture Decision Records?** Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) are documents that help software development teams write down the important choices they make about how to build their projects. They explain what problem the team was trying to solve, what options they considered, and why they picked the solution they did—kind of like keeping a diary of your team's big decisions.

• **Why Should Teams Use Them?** When team members write down their decisions, it helps everyone understand why things were built a certain way, makes it easier for new people to join the team, and prevents the team from making the same mistakes twice. It's like leaving instruction notes for your future self so you remember why you chose something.

• **How to Get Your Team to Actually Use Them?** The best way to get people to use ADRs is to make them simple and quick to write, show the team how helpful they are with real examples, and make writing them a normal part of how the team works—just like brushing your teeth before bed becomes a habit.