agentic-data-stack-community/data-core/checklists/architecture-review-checklist.md

AI Agentic Data Stack Framework - Community Edition. Open source data engineering framework with 4 core agents, essential templates, and 3-dimensional quality validation.

# Architecture Review Checklist - Community Edition

## Overview
This simplified architecture review checklist focuses on essential design validation for community data projects.

**Checklist ID**: `architecture-review-checklist-community`  
**Version**: 1.0.0  
**Category**: Technical Architecture  
**Created**: 2025-01-24

## Basic Architecture Components

### Data Flow Design
- [ ] **Data Sources**: All input sources identified and documented
- [ ] **Data Processing**: Core transformation logic defined
- [ ] **Data Storage**: Target storage solution selected and configured
- [ ] **Data Access**: Output interfaces and access patterns defined
- [ ] **Error Handling**: Basic error handling and recovery planned

### Technical Architecture
- [ ] **Technology Stack**: Core technologies selected and justified
- [ ] **Integration Points**: External system interfaces documented
- [ ] **Security Basics**: Basic security measures implemented
- [ ] **Scalability**: Growth considerations documented
- [ ] **Maintainability**: Code structure supports ongoing maintenance

### Infrastructure Design
- [ ] **Environment Setup**: Development and production environments defined
- [ ] **Resource Requirements**: Computing and storage needs estimated
- [ ] **Backup Strategy**: Basic backup and recovery planned
- [ ] **Monitoring**: Essential monitoring and alerting configured
- [ ] **Documentation**: Architecture decisions documented

## Design Principles Validation

### Simplicity and Clarity
- [ ] **Clear Purpose**: System purpose and scope well-defined
- [ ] **Simple Design**: Architecture avoids unnecessary complexity
- [ ] **Standard Patterns**: Common patterns used where appropriate
- [ ] **Clear Interfaces**: Component interfaces well-defined
- [ ] **Understandable**: Architecture can be easily explained to stakeholders

### Quality and Reliability
- [ ] **Data Quality**: Quality validation built into design
- [ ] **Error Management**: Comprehensive error handling planned
- [ ] **Testing Strategy**: Testing approach defined for all components
- [ ] **Performance**: Performance considerations addressed
- [ ] **Maintenance**: Maintenance procedures defined

## Community Best Practices

### Open Source Considerations
- [ ] **Standard Tools**: Leverages common open source tools
- [ ] **Community Support**: Selected technologies have active communities
- [ ] **Documentation**: Architecture follows community documentation standards
- [ ] **Extensibility**: Design allows for future community contributions
- [ ] **Licensing**: All components compatible with project licensing

### Cost-Effectiveness
- [ ] **Resource Efficiency**: Design optimizes resource usage
- [ ] **Operational Costs**: Ongoing operational costs considered
- [ ] **Free Tools Priority**: Preference given to free and open source tools
- [ ] **Cloud Costs**: If using cloud services, costs are estimated and controlled
- [ ] **Total Cost of Ownership**: Overall cost implications understood

## Review Process

### Stakeholder Validation
- [ ] **Technical Review**: Technical stakeholders have reviewed and approved
- [ ] **Business Alignment**: Architecture aligns with business requirements
- [ ] **User Experience**: End-user experience considerations included
- [ ] **Risk Assessment**: Major risks identified and mitigation planned
- [ ] **Decision Documentation**: Key architectural decisions documented with rationale

### Final Validation
- [ ] **Requirements Traceability**: Architecture addresses all functional requirements
- [ ] **Non-functional Requirements**: Performance, security, scalability addressed
- [ ] **Implementation Feasibility**: Architecture is implementable with available resources
- [ ] **Future Flexibility**: Design allows for reasonable future modifications
- [ ] **Approval**: All stakeholders have formally approved the architecture

## Sign-off

**Architecture Approved By:**
- [ ] Technical Lead: _________________ Date: _________
- [ ] Business Stakeholder: __________ Date: _________
- [ ] Data Owner: __________________ Date: _________

**Next Steps:**
- [ ] Implementation plan created
- [ ] Development environment setup
- [ ] Team assignments completed
- [ ] Project timeline finalized

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*This community edition checklist focuses on essential architecture validation. For enterprise-grade architecture review including advanced security, compliance, and scalability validation, consider upgrading to the Enterprise Edition.*