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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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Operations
Pomodoro Technique
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.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-45 min25 min Zyklen
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-31
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesADR File, Decision Log, RationaleFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
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Eat the Frog
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Getting Things Done
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Time Blocking