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| Criterion |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  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. | 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. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | 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 | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 5-15 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | StartupValidationCompetition | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |