Continuous design

[1] According to Neal Ford, evolutionary architecture delays decisions until the "last responsible moment."

That moment can be identified with fast feedback loops and guiding fitness functions.

[2] According to Neal Ford, evolutionary architecture adopts "Bring the pain forward," tackling tough tasks early, fostering automation and swift issue detection.

Continuous design also uses test driven development and refactoring.

James Shore wrote an article in IEEE titled "Continuous Design".