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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Decision Making RAPID |  Architecture Request for Comments |  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. | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-20 Reviewer | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | DecisionRolesGovernance | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop |