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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration of NeOn Methodology with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
NeOn Methodology
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.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
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-2 TageMehrere Wochen bis Monate
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-42-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewOntology Requirements Specification, Reuse Plan, Ontology Modules, Evaluation Report
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RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
OntologyMethodologyReuseSemanticEngineering
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Linked Open Terms with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Linked Open Terms