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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-2 h45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch4-123-103-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsResponsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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