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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
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 problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-45 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-32-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesADR File, Decision Log, RationaleFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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