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| Criterion |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | 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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 20–45 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | Small cross-functional group | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |