---
title: "Align with rate of change"
source: "https://virtualddd.com/heuristics/align-with-rate-of-change/"
authors: ["Nick Tune"]
tags: ["Strategic design"]
type: "design heuristics"
question: "How do I design a bounded context?"
submitter: "Nick Tune"
---

# Align with rate of change

## Short description

Group things that frequently change together to avoid coupling across boundaries.

## Examples

For instance a payment service, or a user profile service or an notification service.

## Context

We should align boundaries in sociotechnical systems with our business processes to minimise dependencies and promote sustainable development practices.