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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for PERT Estimation.
Decision Making
PERT Estimation
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.On complex initiatives, a plain average tends to understate just how uncertain the outcome really is. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a PERT Estimate, Expected Value, and Risk Notes.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down45-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-61-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadencePERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
EstimationUncertaintyRisk
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem