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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
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects 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 process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLowHigh
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down2-6 h45-90 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-82-63-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control ActionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
RiskRoot causeSafety
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
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