Cooperation patterns relate to bounded contexts implemented by teams with well- established communication.

In the simplest case, these are bounded contexts implemented by a single team. This also applies to teams with dependent goals, where one team’s success depends on the success of the other, and vice versa. Again, the main criterion here is the quality of the teams’ communication and collaboration.

Let’s look at two DDD patterns suitable for cooperating teams: the partnership and shared kernel patterns.