Whirlpool Process of Model Exploration

Another violent water metaphor brought to you by the author of DDD!

People often ask for more concrete guidance on how to explore models, especially in an Agile or Lean setting.

The document you find here is Eric Evans’ attempt to capture in writing a process we have used with clients in various forms and settings for the several years. This is not a development process. It should fit within most processes that iterate on the design.

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