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EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects 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.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
2-8 h30-60 min15-30 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
5-121-61-63-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
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Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus ListEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions
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Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
PrioritizationFocusTasks
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
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