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Sebastian Malaca

Event Storming Big Picture: The big picture workshop explained (Part 1)

Event Storming Big Picture: The big picture workshop explained (Part 1)

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 Foundations: Facilitating beyond the basics (Part 4)

Event Storming Foundations: Facilitating beyond the basics (Part 4)

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 Foundations: Choosing your workshop type (Part 3)

Event Storming Foundations: Choosing your workshop type (Part 3)

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.

Event Storming Foundations: Preparing for a successful workshop (Part 2)

Event Storming Foundations: Preparing for a successful workshop (Part 2)

A successful Event Storming workshop starts long before the first sticky note appears. The right participants, a clear goal, and simple preparation can make the difference between chaotic discussion and meaningful discovery.

Event Storming Foundations: Understanding events as immutable business facts (Part 1)

Event Storming Foundations: Understanding events as immutable business facts (Part 1)

Many software problems start with missing knowledge, not bad code. Event Storming is a collaborative technique that helps teams explore complex domains, surface hidden assumptions, and build a shared understanding of the business.

Link Dump #230

Link Dump #230

I would like to say today is reading day, but let's be honest - every day is a reading day.

Link Dump #229

Link Dump #229

There's nothing better after a busy week than good reading on Friday. 1. Software Architecture 1. The ambiguity trap #PickOfTheWeek Is your platform a 'business' tool or a 'technical' one? This article explores how lazy labeling creates 'ambiguity traps' that turn engineering