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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.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.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down60-120 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-83-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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