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| Criterion | ![]() Agile Specification by Example | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Linked Open Terms | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. | Linked Open Terms connects terminology work with linked-data thinking and makes terminology technically connectable. Vocabulary, meanings, and references can thereby be maintained consistently. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min pro Feature | Wochen bis Monate | 1-3 h pro Pattern | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Ontology Requirements, Conceptual Model, Published Ontology, Documentation, Maintenance Plan | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix |
Tagsno overlap | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | OntologyMethodologyAgileSemantic | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic |



