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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  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. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 60-90 min | 60-120 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 5-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes |
Tagsno overlap | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | PrioritizationScopeDecision |