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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
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 several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.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 a domain model and its associated contexts need to be thought through together, it creates a shared overview. It connects the business view and organizational boundary into a readable whole.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-82-63-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership Map
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
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