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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Linked Open Terms |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Linked Open Terms connects terminology work with linked-data thinking and makes terminology technically connectable. Vocabulary, meanings, and references can thereby be maintained consistently. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate | 45-90 min | 1-3 h pro Pattern | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ontology Requirements, Conceptual Model, Published Ontology, Documentation, Maintenance Plan | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | OntologyMethodologyAgileSemantic | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |