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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Shape-First Modeling |  Engineering Golden Path |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |  Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | 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. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag pro Domain Slice | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 2-4 h | 1-3 h pro Pattern |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape Documentation | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation |
Tagsno overlap | Knowledge graphValidationSemantic | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling |