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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Agile Specification by Example |  Agile Example Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 45-90 min | 60-90 min pro Feature | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 3-6 | 3-7 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement |