How to use spikes as a foundation for ADRs#

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Spike is the name for a timeboxed user story or Task that is created in order to research a question or resolve a problem. Spikes focus on gathering information and finding answers to a questions, rather than producing a shippable product.
The primary use of spikes it to help with estimating a Task.
Article explains how spikes can be used with ADR.
Spikes address “options considered” section of an ADR.
Usually spike is a quick-n-dirty way to explore the problem space.
The code for a spike is a throw-away.

When there’s a no clear way to choose between the options in an ADR.
Team runs a time-boxed spike to answer which option provides the best outcome in a measured way.