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Criterion
Paper illustration for Delegation Poker.
Facilitation
Delegation Poker
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Purposedifferent
When decisions get stuck between leadership and team, Delegation Poker clarifies the desired scope of autonomy. It shows how much decision-making latitude a role should actually get in practice.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.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.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
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min1-2 h6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down
Participantsdifferent
3-102-64-122-4 pro Pitch
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Delegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role AgreementsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes
Tagsno overlap
AutonomyRolesTeam
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
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