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| Criterion |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | SAAM helps teams judge an architecture’s suitability for selected tasks and changes. It is particularly useful for examining modifiability and comparing architecture alternatives with clear reasoning. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Domain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternatives | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | ChangeDecisionStrategy |
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