What is a Solution Health Check?
A Solution Health Check is a structured, repeatable evaluation of how well a system or application architecture meets its quality goals—like reliability, scalability, usability, and security. It provides a fast, standardized way to identify architectural risks, spot technical debt, and ensure alignment with enterprise standards and strategy.
Designed for speed and scalability, the SHC helps teams consistently evaluate systems without the complexity of traditional architecture review methods.
Why Conduct a Solution Health Check?
Architecture reviews are critical—but too often they’re skipped, inconsistent, or overly manual. The SHC brings structure and visibility to this process so teams can:
✅ Spot Risks Early – Identify architectural gaps before they become problems in production.
✅ Standardize Evaluations – Create consistency across teams and systems using ISO 25010 or your own model.
✅ Make Informed Decisions – Use visual data to prioritize improvements and align stakeholders.
✅ Replace Ad Hoc Reviews – Eliminate spreadsheet-based workshops and siloed checklists.
✅ Support Compliance Governance – Maintain an auditable, repeatable review process for IT and risk teams.
What’s Included in the Ardoq Solution Health Check?
Our lightweight, governance-ready approach includes:
✔ Define Scope – Select the solution, system, or application to review.
✔ Choose Quality Criteria – Use ISO 25010, the Ardoq Quality Model, or your own evaluation framework.
✔ Conduct a Review – Run a structured workshop or survey with stakeholders.
✔ Visualize Results – Use bubble charts and dashboards to pinpoint high-exposure risks.
✔ Link to Action – Connect findings to technical debt, initiatives, and risk registers.
✔ Automate the Cycle – Schedule recurring reviews to monitor improvement over time.
Who Benefits?
The SHC is ideal for organizations seeking to elevate architectural governance without slowing down delivery:
Enterprise & Solution Architects – Bring consistency and clarity to architecture evaluation.
Architecture Review Boards – Support governance with a traceable, standards-based approach.
IT Risk & Compliance Teams – Proactively uncover and address technical risks.
Business System Owners – Validate that solutions are fit-for-purpose before scaling.
A Blueprint for Better Architecture
The Solution Health Check helps you move from “we should review that architecture” to “we already did—and here’s what we learned.” It’s a scalable, structured way to ensure architecture supports your business strategy—without the overhead.
Ready to raise the bar on architecture quality? Read more about how to do Solution Health Checks using Ardoq in the Solution Health Check: Purpose, Scope, and Rationale.