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| Criterion |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  Knowledge Modeling Shape-First Modeling |  Knowledge Modeling Property Graph Schema Design |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When work processes are known only from accounts and the real context stays hidden, Contextual Inquiry makes behavior at the workplace visible. Observation and follow-up questions together show how people actually work, get interrupted, and improvise. | 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. | Property Graph Schema Design turns business and technical requirements into a robust graph schema. It fits when query patterns, constraints, and migrations need to be thought about together. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | Halber Tag pro Domain Slice | 4-8 h initial, dann iterativ |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Beobachtungen | 1-4 | 1-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | SHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape Documentation | Schema Diagram, Node and Relationship Catalog, Index Plan, Migration Scripts, Sample Queries |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchObservationContext | Knowledge graphValidationSemantic | Knowledge graphModelingSemantic |
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