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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
Operations
5 Whys
Purposedifferent
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.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.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 h1-3 h15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-82-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsContext Canvas, Glossary, Integration NotesContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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