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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling NeOn Methodology |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | The NeOn Methodology structures ontology work as a controlled process with reuse, scenarios, and reviews. It is useful when ontologies should not emerge ad hoc but modularly and reusably. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | Mehrere Wochen bis Monate | 60–90 min | 1-3 h pro Pattern |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Ontology Requirements Specification, Reuse Plan, Ontology Modules, Evaluation Report | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | OntologyMethodologyReuseSemanticEngineering | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling |