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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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 a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down60-120 min45-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch4-103-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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