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Selected:Shape-First ModelingLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Competency QuestionsARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Shape-First Modeling |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag pro Domain Slice | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 2-4 h | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 2-8 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape Documentation | Lean 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 checks | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | Knowledge graphValidationSemantic | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |