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| Criterion |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Domain Modeling Domain Context Map |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |  Domain Modeling Context Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-10 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Domain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership Map | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy |