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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE 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.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.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.PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-82-62-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadencePESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
StrategyMarketAnalysis
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