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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
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-82-82-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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