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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 45-90 min | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |
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