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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30-60 min60-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-52-82-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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