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| Criterion | ![]() UX Design Storyboarding | ![]() Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas | ![]() Domain Modeling Context Map | ![]() Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a usage scenario needs to become understandable early, it condenses situations, context, and flow into a legible sequence. It helps check concept ideas before anything gets built. | 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. | 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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable Assumptions | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |



