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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 2-8 | 1-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | SensemakingDecisionRationale | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |