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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Purposedifferent
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.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-6 Wochen30–60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch4-104-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action PlanEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
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Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan