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Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-103-20 Reviewer1-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Domain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership MapRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop