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Criterion
Paper illustration for Delegation Poker.
Facilitation
Delegation Poker
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-4 pro Pitch1-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Delegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role AgreementsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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AutonomyRolesTeam
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix