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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Property Graph Schema Design |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | Property Graph Schema Design turns business and technical requirements into a robust graph schema. It fits when query patterns, constraints, and migrations need to be thought about together. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-2 h | 4-8 h initial, dann iterativ | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Schema Diagram, Node and Relationship Catalog, Index Plan, Migration Scripts, Sample Queries | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | Knowledge graphModelingSemantic | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |