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Criterion
Four paper stations connect system purpose, quality goals, risk cards and focused investigation with a target and gap profile.
Architecture
LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)
Paper illustration of Ontology Design Patterns with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Ontology Design Patterns
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Paper illustration of NeOn Methodology with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
NeOn Methodology
Purposedifferent
LASR helps development teams identify where their software falls short of important quality goals and which improvements to consider. A small group with existing system knowledge can make an initial assessment and investigate open questions in more detail.Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles.When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.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.
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Timedifferent
3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional1-3 h pro Pattern30-60 minMehrere Wochen bis Monate
Participantsdifferent
1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people1-63-102-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Lean Mission Statement describing the software’s purpose, Prioritized quality goals and evaluation criteria, Risks and estimated gaps against quality goals, More closely examined findings and open checksSelected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern DocumentationRisk Matrix, Top Risk ListOntology Requirements Specification, Reuse Plan, Ontology Modules, Evaluation Report
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ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
OntologyMethodologyReuseSemanticEngineering
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