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| Criterion |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Knowledge Modeling NeOn Methodology |  Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | 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. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | Half day | Mehrere Wochen bis Monate | 1-3 h pro Pattern |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 3-8 | 2-10 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Ontology Requirements Specification, Reuse Plan, Ontology Modules, Evaluation Report | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | OntologyMethodologyReuseSemanticEngineering | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling |