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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration for Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting.
Engineering
Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.When systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down45-120 min30-240 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-61-62-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListHypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis SummaryCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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