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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Domain Modeling Context Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | When a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-8 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy |