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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions | ![]() Agile ROAM Board | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Linked Open Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | Linked Open Terms connects terminology work with linked-data thinking and makes terminology technically connectable. Vocabulary, meanings, and references can thereby be maintained consistently. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h | Wochen bis Monate |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-15 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | ROAM Board, Owner List | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Ontology Requirements, Conceptual Model, Published Ontology, Documentation, Maintenance Plan |
Tagsno overlap | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | OntologyMethodologyAgileSemantic |



