MGCA Architecture Options and Decision Pack
Show why an architecture option is the right fit.
Compare three viable options against agreed criteria, mandatory constraints and cost assumptions, then retain the reasoning behind your decision.
What this pack helps you do
- Compare up to three options in a weighted appraisal.
- Expose mandatory feasibility gaps before relying on a score.
- Document the selected option, assumptions and decision rationale.
What’s included
- Editable XLSX workbook with Options, Feasibility, Decision sheets, clean working areas and separate fictional examples.
- Offline PDF and editable HTML guide, text decision record, quick-start instructions, licence terms and file manifest.
- Editable architecture decision record for the chosen option and its rationale.
Digital ZIP download · Bright visual edition 0.4 · £59 including VAT.
Includes 3 hours of MGCA assessment
30 minutes preparation review, one 90-minute remote workshop, and 60 minutes written findings and action planning. This is 180 consultant minutes in total.
Bring: One decision question, up to three options, one completed scoring table and one draft decision record.
Receive: An annotated decision record, the most important evidence gaps and one agreed validation experiment.
Book through sales@mgca.co.uk with your order reference. Remote delivery in English, up to three participants, by mutual agreement. Redeem once per qualifying product licence/order; no redemption expiry. Full submission limits, eligibility and booking terms are supplied in MGCA_Assessment_Service.pdf.
Implementation, live-system changes, certification and unlimited follow-up are excluded. Further services are optional, separately scoped, priced and agreed. This assessment is additional to supplied-file defect support.
Who it’s for
Solution and enterprise architects comparing options for a project.
Software and compatibility
Open with: Spreadsheet application and a browser.
LibreOffice native recalculation checked on 12 October 2026. Microsoft Excel desktop remains unverified.
The unchanged v0.1 guide records the earlier compatibility status. Run the worked example in your intended spreadsheet application before operational use.
No macros or external workbook links. The customer ZIP includes PDF guidance and assessment documents. A separate PDF preview is available before purchase.
Scope and limits
- Three options are supported.
- Criteria and scores are editable judgement inputs, not objective certification.
- There is no automatic architecture recommendation.
- The pack does not supply solution designs or a financial forecast.
Licence and support
Single purchasing organisation internal reuse, including contractors working for it only. No blank-pack resale, redistribution, sublicensing or use for other client organisations.
Client-delivery licensing requires separate agreement. Supplied-file defect support: sales@mgca.co.uk. File-defect support excludes consulting, customisation, project review, deployment support, certification, response-time or future-update entitlement. Statutory rights preserved.
Full terms are included in Terms.txt.
No platform subscription or customer system access is included.
Explore the pack before buying
Use the Preview link above to read the PDF excerpts. Gallery cards summarise the supplied contents and re-typeset selected fictional examples.
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