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Criterion
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
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Agile
Ideal Days
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 effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-45 min15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-32-9
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesADR File, Decision Log, RationaleIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
EstimationEffortAgile
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
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Product Discovery
Dual-Track Agile