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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.When a domain model and its associated contexts need to be thought through together, it creates a shared overview. It connects the business view and organizational boundary into a readable whole.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-4 pro Pitch3-102-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration NotesPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership MapCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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