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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Domain Modeling Domain Context Map |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | 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. | 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. | In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 3-10 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Domain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership Map | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | FailureResilienceRisk |