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Criterion
Paper illustration of Ontology Design Patterns with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Ontology Design Patterns
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 two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of NeOn Methodology with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
NeOn Methodology
Purposedifferent
Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles.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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-3 h pro Pattern3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional15-45 minMehrere Wochen bis Monate
Participantsdifferent
1-61 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people1-32-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern DocumentationLean 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 checksADR File, Decision Log, RationaleOntology Requirements Specification, Reuse Plan, Ontology Modules, Evaluation Report
Tagsno overlap
OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
OntologyMethodologyReuseSemanticEngineering
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