One final point to remember: the goal of the workshop is to produce options and develop the ability to product better options in the future. We look for information, create a model, look for more information, refine the model, etc. We are constantly switching between problem space and solution space. I’ve presented the techniques loosely in order that you might want to follow them. Each group of four people will need at-least four metres of wall space If all you can get is a cramped up boardroom, you’re going to be disappointed with the results. You need a lot of space for this workshop. If that is hard to achieve at-least try to have your domain experts available for the first hour. Ideally attendees will be a mixture of domain experts and technical experts. If you only have one chance to get everybody together, try and allocate two days.

This will help you to understand how much time you actually need to do it properly. I recommend allocating a full-day for this workshop as a starting point. The basic recipe is composed of the following activities: But don’t hesitate to tweak the structure if you find a format that works better for you. I designed this canvas based on the typical flow of strategic DDD workshops I run publicly and privately.

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