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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix | ![]() Domain Modeling Context Map | ![]() Product Strategy DIBB | ![]() Domain Modeling Domain Context Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries. | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. | When a domain model and its associated contexts need to be thought through together, it creates a shared overview. It connects the business view and organizational boundary into a readable whole. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | Domain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership Map |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries |



