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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |
|---|---|---|---|
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 an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | When work processes are known only from accounts and the real context stays hidden, Contextual Inquiry makes behavior at the workplace visible. Observation and follow-up questions together show how people actually work, get interrupted, and improvise. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 4-12 Beobachtungen |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points |
Tagsno overlap | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | UX researchObservationContext |
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