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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Purposedifferent
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.When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
2-62-4 pro Pitch3-9
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadencePitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
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CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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