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Selected:ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)Linked Open TermsOntology Design PatternsCompetency Questions
| Criterion | ![]() Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Linked Open Terms | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation. | Linked Open Terms connects terminology work with linked-data thinking and makes terminology technically connectable. Vocabulary, meanings, and references can thereby be maintained consistently. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. | 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 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | Wochen bis Monate | 1-3 h pro Pattern | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | Ontology Requirements, Conceptual Model, Published Ontology, Documentation, Maintenance Plan | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | OntologyMethodologyAgileSemantic | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic |



