OTK methodology
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[edit] Overview
OTK divides the ontology engineering task into five main steps. Each step has numerous sub-steps, requires a main decision to be taken at the end and results in a special outcome.
The phases are
- Feasibility Study,
- Kickoff,
- Refinement,
- Evaluation and
- Application & Evolution.
The sub-steps of the, e.g., Refinement are Refine semi-formal ontology description, Formalize into target ontology and Create prototype etc. The documents resulting from each phase are, e.g., for the Kickoff phase an Ontology Requirements Specification Document (ORSD) and the Semi-formal ontology description. The documents are the basis for the major decisions that have to be taken at the end to proceed to the next phase, e.g., whether in the Kickoff phase one has captured sufficient requirements. The phases Refinement - Evaluation - Application - Evolution typically need to be performed in iterative cycles. In a nutshell OTK completely describes all steps which are necessary to build an ontology for a centralized system.
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