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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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. | When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop |