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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of Dual Track Agile with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Dual-Track Agile
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 a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.When uncertainty and delivery run in parallel, it separates learning work from implementation while keeping both connected. It prevents unvalidated ideas from falling directly into the delivery stream.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
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30–60 minLaufend, Wochen bis Monate45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch4-84-102-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsDiscovery Backlog, Delivery Backlog, Experiment-Ergebnisse, Validierte StoriesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
AgileDiscoveryDelivery
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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