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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration of Shape-first Modeling with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Shape-First Modeling
Paper illustration of Ontology Design Patterns with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Ontology Design Patterns
Paper illustration of Competency Questions with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Competency Questions
Purposedifferent
IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.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.Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 hHalber Tag pro Domain Slice1-3 h pro Pattern2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-81-41-62-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesSHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape DocumentationSelected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern DocumentationCompetency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
Knowledge graphValidationSemantic
OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling
OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic
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