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| Criterion |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries. | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 | Team-Leads plus Architecture |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization |