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| Criterion | ![]() Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas | ![]() Delivery RAID Log | ![]() Architecture arc42 | ![]() Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 1-2 Tage | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1-4 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |



