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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | A Quality Attribute Workshop translates quality requirements into concrete scenarios and architecture impulses. The method brings product, engineering, and operations to the same view of desired properties. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 5-15 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | RationaleKnowledgeDecision |
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