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Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Purposedifferent
An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-20 Reviewer3-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsContext Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling
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Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping