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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 MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT 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 safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down2-6 h45-90 minMehrere Tage bis Wochen
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 CadenceMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
RiskRoot causeSafety
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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