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Criterion
Paper radar with five axes, two current and target profiles, and evidence cards beside each dimension.
Decision Making
Radar
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Purposedifferent
When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do.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.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-30 min Planung, laufend10-20 min daily
Participantsdifferent
2-102-4 pro Pitch11
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes
Tagsno overlap
AssessmentPortfolioCapability
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PlanningTime managementFocus
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
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