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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
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UX Research
Personas
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.When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down45–90 min1-3 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-10Internes Team
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasPersona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
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UX Research
User Interviews
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping