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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Knowledge Modeling Domain Storytelling |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries. | Domain Storytelling translates domain knowledge into a shared narrative of actors, objects, and workflows. It is especially useful when language, rules, and process understanding must be tightly connected. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Domain Story, Glossary Notes, Process Narrative | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | KnowledgeDomain-Driven DesignProcess | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |