Turns technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps into a tangible result by clarifying the symptom and system boundaries, breaking the fault space into areas, and narrowing the affected area.
Core question: Which system area most likely causes the symptom, and which tests narrow the fault domain further?
Analysis methodMethod form: Analysis method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-180 min
1-6
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EngineeringCategory: Engineering. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps toward a concrete result through "formulate the goal clearly", "derive probing questions for each goal", and "set the review cadence".
Core question: Which questions must we be able to answer to know whether we are reaching our goal, and which metric answers each question?
Planning toolMethod form: Planning tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
90-180 min
3-6
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Knowledge ModelingCategory: Knowledge Modeling. Describes the method's domain of use.
Ontology work is organized as a scenario-based process for reuse, collaboration, evaluation, and long-term maintenance.
Core question: Which of the nine NeOn scenarios are relevant for this ontology project, and what activities, reuse sources, and reviews result?
Process modelMethod form: Process model. Describes how this method is used in practice.HighComplexity: high. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.