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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making DACI | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns | ![]() Decision Making RAPID | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-3 h pro Pattern | 45-90 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 1-6 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling | DecisionRolesGovernance | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic |



