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| Criterion |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Domain Modeling Domain Context Map |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. | 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 two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-3 h | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-10 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Domain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership Map | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |