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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
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 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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h30-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-102-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership MapConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
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