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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  Delivery Communication Plan |  UX Research User Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 45-90 min | 30–60 min per interview |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 2-6 | 1 participant per interview |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery |
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