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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
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.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.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowHighLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down5-20 min0.5-2 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-204-122-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsScenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust OptionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
EstimationEffortRisk
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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