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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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 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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down45-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-61-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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Architecture Communication Canvas
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model