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| Criterion |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. | 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 improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam |