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Selected:Competency QuestionsOntology Design PatternsArchitecture Communication CanvasNeOn Methodology
| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas | ![]() Knowledge Modeling NeOn Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | The NeOn Methodology structures ontology work as a controlled process with reuse, scenarios, and reviews. It is useful when ontologies should not emerge ad hoc but modularly and reusably. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-3 h pro Pattern | 60-120 min | Mehrere Wochen bis Monate |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Ontology Requirements Specification, Reuse Plan, Ontology Modules, Evaluation Report |
Tagsno overlap | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | OntologyMethodologyReuseSemanticEngineering |



