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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
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.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
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30-60 min45-90 min10-20 min daily
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-52-81
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
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