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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
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.When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30-120 min10-20 min daily
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-61
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
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PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
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Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
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Kaizen Event