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It's reading time! And grab a cup of coffee with you - you might lose track of time!

Ubiquitous Language in Action: Boundaries Made of Words

You already know what the Ubiquitous Language is and how to define its boundaries. Equipped with that knowledge, let’s return to the Training Center example and clarify what domains and corresponding ubiquitous languages we have.

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Friday is the perfect day for the reading mood:

Beyond the Mess: A Complete Look at Event Storming Big Picture

Over the past months, I’ve been exploring one of my favorite collaborative techniques – Event Storming Big Picture. It’s a powerful way to untangle complexity, discover hidden assumptions, and build a shared understanding across business and tech. Instead of explaining everything in one go, I decided to create a series of posts that walk you through the practice step by step.

Link Dump #209

Coffee and something to read - day cannot start better than that.

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Best starter kit for Friday: sun, warm coffee, and articles worth reading. 

After the Big Picture: Turning Insights into Action

Now that you understand what Big Picture Event Storming is, how to facilitate it, and how to overcome common challenges as a facilitator, I believe the series of articles we’ve explored — walking through its steps and possibilities — demonstrate that the knowledge gained by everyone involved truly justifies the time invested in the workshop.

That said, the objective is to cover various stages of developing a Training Center application, to illustrate how techniques like Event Storming, microservices, event-driven architecture, sagas, and many others can work synergistically to improve product quality, architecture, and code. So the natural next question is: what comes after the Big Picture?

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The greatest things with reading? New things already are waiting for you :)

Big Challenges of Event Storming Big Picture

Event Storming is a powerful technique that helps you learn a lot, but I always emphasize — both in my daily work and in the trainings I conductc — that you need to ensure there is a return on investment in everything you do. That’s why I want to remind you of a few things you should keep in mind as a workshop facilitator, so you don’t end up with just an entertaining session that delivers little value.

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This is only one article... and then you are lost for hours :)

So… Which Event Goes First?

How to start?

Last time, we walked through the "enforcing timeline" step of Big Picture Event Storming. To begin, we need to choose the first event — but a simple "Let's start" is easier said than done. Let’s explore a few different approaches for deciding which event (or events) we should start with, along with their respective pros and cons.

All approaches can be divided into two categories:

• Close collaboration — everyone works together all the time.

• Working in silos — people work alone or in smaller groups and merge their outcomes later.

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I hope you agree this is the right moment for a coffee and reading.

Event Storming Big Picture — How to enforce the Timeline?

We have completed the first step of our workshop. The chaotic exploration and following discussion allowed us to visualize a wealth of information: events, hot spots, and opportunities. We are starting to align our understanding of concepts and terminology.

Before moving to the next step — enforcing the timeline — let’s briefly revisit what we have produced so far:

You may also want to remind yourself of the high-level requirements.

Now that we know where we stand, let’s see how we can use the outcome from the previous sessions.

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Friday, coffee or reading - what's the best? Today it doesn't matter - you got it all:

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And this difficult decision to make - what to read first:

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Friday, coffee, reading, weekend:

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Friday, coffee, something good to read... perfect moments exist :)

Link Dump #169

How about one more article before the Christmas break?

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One book, two books, three books, four... I think it is not a surprise I still want more:

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School year just started... less noise at home... reading enjoy even more :D