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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 for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
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.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.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
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30–60 min15-30 min Planung, laufend45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch4-812-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
PlanningTime managementFocus
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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