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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  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. | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 2-6 h | 45–90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy |