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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Paper illustration for PERT Estimation.
Decision Making
PERT Estimation
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
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 size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.On complex initiatives, a plain average tends to understate just how uncertain the outcome really is. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a PERT Estimate, Expected Value, and Risk Notes.Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down5-20 min15-45 min0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-201-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsPERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk NotesScenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
EstimationEffortRisk
EstimationUncertaintyRisk
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
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