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| Criterion | ![]() Delivery Shape Up | ![]() Decision Making DACI | ![]() Decision Making Constraint Analysis | ![]() 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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | 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. | 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 | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 30-60 min | 30-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 2-10 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |



