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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
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-DownWochen bis Monate je Goal1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-102-82-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesGoals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reportsGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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