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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 30-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantssame | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | RationaleKnowledgeDecision |
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