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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 15-45 min | 1-3 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 1-3 | 2-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StrategyAnalysisPlanning |