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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Purposedifferent
With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing45-90 min1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-202-83-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership MapContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
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