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| Criterion |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | 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 headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |