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Event Storming vs Impact Mapping

Developers should learn Event Storming when working on complex business applications, especially in microservices or domain-driven design projects, to align technical implementation with business needs meets developers should learn impact mapping when working on projects where clear business alignment and stakeholder communication are critical, such as in product management, agile transformations, or startup environments. Here's our take.

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Event Storming

Developers should learn Event Storming when working on complex business applications, especially in microservices or domain-driven design projects, to align technical implementation with business needs

Event Storming

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Developers should learn Event Storming when working on complex business applications, especially in microservices or domain-driven design projects, to align technical implementation with business needs

Pros

  • +It helps uncover hidden requirements, reduce misunderstandings, and facilitate communication between technical and non-technical teams
  • +Related to: domain-driven-design, microservices

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Impact Mapping

Developers should learn Impact Mapping when working on projects where clear business alignment and stakeholder communication are critical, such as in product management, agile transformations, or startup environments

Pros

  • +It helps teams avoid building unnecessary features by linking technical work to tangible business impacts, making it valuable for scoping, roadmapping, and requirement prioritization in cross-functional settings
  • +Related to: agile-methodologies, product-management

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Event Storming if: You want it helps uncover hidden requirements, reduce misunderstandings, and facilitate communication between technical and non-technical teams and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Impact Mapping if: You prioritize it helps teams avoid building unnecessary features by linking technical work to tangible business impacts, making it valuable for scoping, roadmapping, and requirement prioritization in cross-functional settings over what Event Storming offers.

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The Bottom Line
Event Storming wins

Developers should learn Event Storming when working on complex business applications, especially in microservices or domain-driven design projects, to align technical implementation with business needs

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