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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Knowledge Modeling Shape-First Modeling |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | Shape-First Modeling defines data quality through shapes before implementation or integration frays at the edges. The approach fits when validation and data contracts should be part of the design from the start. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-5 Tage | Halber Tag pro Domain Slice | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic | 1-4 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | SHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape Documentation | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | Knowledge graphValidationSemantic | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |