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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Event Modeling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Event Modeling
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Purposedifferent
Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
2-6 h10-20 min daily30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-811-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read ModelsDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
Tagsno overlap
EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
DecisionTreeOptions
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping