Architecture Brief Skill for ChatGPT: Explain Business Impact, Trade-offs and Review Triggers
Turn a supplied technical decision into a one-page executive brief. Lead with measured impact, then state the rationale, costs, risks, assumptions, and revisit conditions.
中文Install in ChatGPT
Requires a ChatGPT workspace where you can create skills. This is a text adaptation of the pinned GitHub source.
- Review the inputs and outputs in the pinned architect/communication/skills/architecture-brief/SKILL.md.
- In ChatGPT, open Plugins, Skills, Create, and Create with editor.
- Write the skill rules using the workflow described here. Provide the proposal, original problem, alternatives, validation data, and decision audience.
- Save the skill and check the fictional example in a new chat.
Example task
A fictional team replaces daily manual reporting with a scheduled batch. A test saved 30 minutes of work. A 15-minute maximum data delay remains an assumption. Draft the brief.What to check
Lead with measured savings and test scope. State a 15-minute target and validation plan, compare batch and real-time trade-offs, and define a revisit trigger.
Original SKILL.md on GitHub · Updated
Frequently asked question
What if business impact is not quantified?
Describe observable effects and assumptions and specify a future measure. Keep conclusions qualitative until evidence supports numbers.