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| Criterion | ![]() Delivery Shape Up | ![]() Operations ALPEN Method | ![]() Facilitation Stakeholder 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. | 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. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 10-20 min daily | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 1 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |
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