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Criterion
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Delivery
Shape Up
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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Engineering
Golden Path
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 teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-45 min1-3 Tage Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-32-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesADR File, Decision Log, RationaleGolden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks
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Operations
ALPEN Method
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Delivery
Communication Plan
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Getting Things Done