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Selected:Domain Context MapBounded Context Canvas5-Minuten VC-CheckARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  Domain Modeling Domain Context Map |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 5-15 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-8 | 1-5 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Domain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership Map | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | StartupValidationCompetition | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |