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Criterion
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Purposedifferent
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 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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.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.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-3 h45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
6-30 Experten3-102-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership MapAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes
Tagsno overlap
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
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