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Criterion
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 Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint 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 problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h60-180 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-84-202-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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