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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Engineering Kanban |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible. | 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. | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | Ongoing |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | FlowVisual managementDelivery |