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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Agile WSJF |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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 many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling |