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Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Purposedifferent
When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture.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.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
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-122-83-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement ActionsContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership Map
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
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Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas