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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-2 h Setup, laufend1-2 Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch11-41
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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