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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
Operations
Fault Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis
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.For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage.For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events.For a risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighHighMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down2-6 h2-6 h2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-83-102-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control ActionsEvent Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective ActionsBarrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
RiskRoot causeSafety
CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline
Root causeSafetyIncident
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