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Criterion
ChatOps workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
ChatOps
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Purposedifferent
For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together.The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing1-4 h45-90 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down
Participantsdifferent
2-201-52-62-4 pro Pitch
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Chat Transcript, Action Log, AutomationsContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadencePitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationEngineeringIncident
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
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