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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 Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.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.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
MediumHighLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down2-6 h45-90 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-82-62-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control ActionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceBarrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
RiskRoot causeSafety
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
Root causeSafetyIncident
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