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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
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.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down10-20 min daily60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch13-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
GrowthRetentionConversion
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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done