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| Criterion |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |  Operations Root Cause Tree Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another. | For a problem with several suspected causes, the method builds a causal structure instead of a mere list. It makes visible how causes connect and where the strongest points of leverage lie. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-8 h | 60-90 min | 1-4 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan | Cause Tree, Evidence Notes, Countermeasures |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident | Root causeTreeIncidentQuality |