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Criterion
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-4 Wochen45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-86-30 Experten2-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership Map
Tagsno overlap
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
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