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Criterion
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of Shape-first Modeling with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Shape-First Modeling
Paper illustration of Property Graph Schema Design with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Property Graph Schema Design
Paper illustration of Competency Questions with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Competency Questions
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.Competency Questions translate a domain model into concrete questions that it must be able to answer. The method keeps the model's scope clean and prevents pretty but useless structures.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-45 minHalber Tag pro Domain Slice4-8 h initial, dann iterativ2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-31-41-62-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ADR File, Decision Log, RationaleSHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape DocumentationSchema Diagram, Node and Relationship Catalog, Index Plan, Migration Scripts, Sample QueriesCompetency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
Knowledge graphValidationSemantic
Knowledge graphModelingSemantic
OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic
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