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Choosing the first event in Event Storming is harder than it seems. This article explores five practical strategies for starting the timeline phase, helping facilitators keep participants engaged and focused on the most important events.

Chaos turns into structure. By enforcing a timeline in our Event Storming workshop, we organize events chronologically, uncover relationships between processes, and identify pivotal moments that shape the business flow.

Let’s apply Event Storming in practice. Using a Training Center case study, we organize a Big Picture workshop, gather domain experts, and begin chaotic exploration to uncover events, clarify terminology, and build shared domain knowledge.

Big Picture Event Storming is a powerful way to explore a business domain. Learn the workshop structure, key concepts like events and hotspots, and the steps that help teams build shared understanding and identify important domain insights.

Event Storming works best when facilitated with intention. Clear goals, prepared questions, and disciplined discussions help teams focus on understanding the domain instead of getting lost in details.

Event Storming is not a single workshop but a set of three: Big Picture, Process Level, and Design Level. Each serves a different purpose - from exploring the business domain to analyzing processes and preparing developers to start implementation.