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Selected:Competency QuestionsArchitecture Decision RecordNeOn MethodologyARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Knowledge Modeling NeOn Methodology |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | 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. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 15-45 min | Mehrere Wochen bis Monate | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-10 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Ontology Requirements Specification, Reuse Plan, Ontology Modules, Evaluation Report | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | OntologyMethodologyReuseSemanticEngineering | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |