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Selected:NeOn MethodologyARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Shape-First ModelingCompetency Questions
| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling NeOn Methodology |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Knowledge Modeling Shape-First Modeling |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen bis Monate | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | Halber Tag pro Domain Slice | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 1-4 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ontology Requirements Specification, Reuse Plan, Ontology Modules, Evaluation Report | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | SHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape Documentation | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix |
Tagsno overlap | OntologyMethodologyReuseSemanticEngineering | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Knowledge graphValidationSemantic | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic |