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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause 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.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.When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30-120 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-63-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
LeanObservationProcessOperations
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis