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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |  Architecture C4 Model |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 1-3 h pro Pattern | 1-4 h | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic |