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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Purposedifferent
When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.When a domain model and its associated contexts need to be thought through together, it creates a shared overview. It connects the business view and organizational boundary into a readable whole.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 h15-45 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-81-33-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsContext Canvas, Glossary, Integration NotesADR File, Decision Log, RationaleDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership Map
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
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