# Derive the Partition

> A technique for deriving the partition of work from the surfaces involved before choosing how many parties take part.

Record: `lexicon:derive-the-partition`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-derive-the-partition

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Repair the Source](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/repair-the-source.md) and before [Count the Partition's Concerns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/count-the-partition-s-concerns.md).

## Category

- [Coordination Surfaces](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/coordination-surfaces.md)

## Refactors

- [Derived Party Count](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/derived-party-count.md)

## Linked from

- [Coordination Surfaces](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-coordination-surfaces.md)