Bounded Context examples
*updated: 26.10.2024
An incomplete list of Bounded Context examples as found in the canonical DDD literature.
Figure from [Vernon 2013] p70
| Bounded Context | Source & Domain object & Remarks |
|---|---|
| Booking | [Evans 2003] p16 (Passenger) [Evans 2003] p370 [Millett 2015] p866 |
| Billing | [Khononov 2022] p91 (with context map) [Khononov 2022] p238 [Vernon 2021] p258 |
| Catalogue | [Millett 2015] p227 [Khononov 2022] p238 |
| Claims | [Vernon 2021] p258 |
| CRM | [Millett 2015] p100 (Customer model shared kernel with Bounded Context Commerce) [Vernon 2013] p190 [Zimarev 2019] p410 [Khononov 2022] p70 [Khononov 2022] p91 (with context map) [Khononov 2022] p238 [Khononov 2022] p321 |
| Customer Management | Kapferer 2020 [Zimmermann 2023] p36 |
| Customer Service | [Khononov 2022] p76 (Ticket) Fowler 2014 ( Product, Customer) |
| Customer Self-Service | Kapferer 2020 [Zimmermann 2023] p36 |
| Debt Collection | Kapferer 2020 |
| HR | [Millett 2015] p96 (Employee model as shared kernel with Bounded Context Payroll) |
| Identity & Access | [Khononov 2022] p91 (with context map) [Vernon 2013] p74 |
| Inventory | [Millett 2015] p81 (Product) [Vernon 2013] p69 [Zimarev 2019] p410 |
| Marketing | [Millett 2019] p16 (Subscriber) [Millett 2015] p81 ( Product) [Khononov 2022] p64 ( Lead) [Khononov 2022] p91 (with context map) |
| Ordering | [Millett 2015] p88 |
| Payroll | [Millett 2019] p20 (Employee model as shared kernel with Bounded Context Employee Management) [Millett 2015] p96 (Employee model as shared kernel with Bounded Context Payroll) |
| Policy Management | Kapferer 2020 [Zimmermann 2023] p36 |
| Procurement | [Millett 2015] p98 [Millett 2015] p81 ( Product) |
| Promotions | [Millett 2015] p660 [Millett 2015] p88 [Khononov 2022] p300 ( Lead, Campaign) |
| Pricing | [Millett 2015] p81 (Product) [Millett 2015] p88 [Millett 2015] p227 |
| Printing | Kapferer 2020 |
| Purchasing | [Vernon 2017] p79 |
| Rate | [Vernon 2021] p258 |
| Risk | [Vernon 2021] p258 |
| Risk Management | Kapferer 2020 |
| Sales | [Millett 2019] p8 (Lead) [Millett 2015] p76 ( Ticket) [Zimarev 2019] p410 [Khononov 2022] p64 ( Lead) [Khononov 2022] p300 ( Lead, Campaign) Fowler 2014 ( Product, Customer) |
| Shipping | [Millett 2015] p86 (Product) |
| Underwriting | [Vernon 2021] p258 |