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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |  Operations Family Tree Analysis |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a series of incidents with a similar pattern, the method arranges individual events as branches of a common origin. It makes visible which conditions keep recurring. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 2-4 h | 2-6 h | 1-3 h pro Pattern |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 | 3-10 | 1-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | Family Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic Measures | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation |
Tagsno overlap | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling |