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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Delivery MoSCoW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes |
Tagsno overlap | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | PrioritizationScopeDecision |