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Criterion
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Delivery
Shape Up
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Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
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.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PrioritizationFocusTasks
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Delivery
Communication Plan
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Delivery
Cost of Delay
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Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done