Today, I'm excited to announce the launch of Ask Accord, a groundbreaking feature that transforms how teams access and understand their architectural decisions. This AI-powered assistant represents a significant leap forward in making architectural knowledge more accessible and actionable.
The Challenge of Organizational Knowledge
One of the most significant challenges in engineering organizations is making knowledge accessible. Even with well-documented Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), finding the right information at the right time can be difficult. Traditional search methods often fall short because they rely on exact keyword matches, missing the context and relationships between decisions.
"The true value of architectural decisions lies not just in their documentation, but in their discoverability and context. Ask Accord bridges this gap by making architectural knowledge as easy to access as asking a question."
Introducing Ask Accord
Ask Accord is an AI-powered assistant that allows teams to query their architectural decisions using natural language. It goes beyond simple keyword matching to understand the context and relationships between decisions, providing more relevant and comprehensive results.
Key Features
- Semantic Search: Find ADRs using natural language queries that understand context and meaning
- Context-Aware Results: Get results based on conceptual similarity, not just keyword matches
- Related ADRs: Automatically discover connections between architectural decisions
- Pattern Recognition: Identify recurring architectural patterns across your organization
- Knowledge Gap Analysis: Surface areas where architectural decisions might be missing
Ask Accord provides instant access to relevant architectural decisions through natural language queries
Real-World Applications
Ask Accord is already making a difference for our pilot customers. Here are some of the ways teams are using it:
Onboarding Acceleration
New team members can quickly find relevant ADRs by asking questions in their own words, significantly reducing their time to productivity.
Architecture Reviews
Teams can efficiently locate similar past decisions during reviews, ensuring consistency and learning from previous experiences.
The future of architectural decision-making is here. With Ask Accord, we're making it easier than ever for teams to access, understand, and learn from their architectural decisions. Join us on this journey to transform how engineering teams work with architectural knowledge.