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| Criterion |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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 stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60–90 min | 1-3 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance |