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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-90 min daily15-30 min Planung, laufend5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch111
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
PlanningTime managementFocus
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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