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| Criterion |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage. | 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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 20–45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 | Small cross-functional group |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | FailureResilienceRisk | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning |