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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
A paper-based illustration representing Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Context Canvas
Purposedifferent
CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.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 an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-103-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership MapContext canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture