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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Delegation Poker.
Facilitation
Delegation Poker
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
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 decisions get stuck between leadership and team, Delegation Poker clarifies the desired scope of autonomy. It shows how much decision-making latitude a role should actually get in practice.With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on.When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down45-90 min20-45 min45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-101-8Team members involved
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesDelegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role AgreementsOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
AutonomyRolesTeam
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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