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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 15-45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 1-3 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |
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