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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
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.GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list.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.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-DownWochen bis Monate je Goal45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-102-63-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesGoals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reportsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
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