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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |  Delivery MoSCoW |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | 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. | When a release carries too many demands and priorities are only ever negotiated, MoSCoW creates clear boundaries for the next cut. Must, Should, Could, and Won't make commitment, room for maneuver, and trade-off logic visible to everyone involved. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | 30-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | PrioritizationScopeDecision | RationaleKnowledgeDecision |