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Selected:Architecture Decision RecordShape-First ModelingProperty Graph Schema DesignARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Knowledge Modeling Shape-First Modeling |  Knowledge Modeling Property Graph Schema Design |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | Shape-First Modeling defines data quality through shapes before implementation or integration frays at the edges. The approach fits when validation and data contracts should be part of the design from the start. | Property Graph Schema Design turns business and technical requirements into a robust graph schema. It fits when query patterns, constraints, and migrations need to be thought about together. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | Halber Tag pro Domain Slice | 4-8 h initial, dann iterativ | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 1-4 | 1-6 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | SHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape Documentation | Schema Diagram, Node and Relationship Catalog, Index Plan, Migration Scripts, Sample Queries | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | Knowledge graphValidationSemantic | Knowledge graphModelingSemantic | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |