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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
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.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.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
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down5-10 min daily25 min Zyklen10-20 min daily
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch111
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesDaily Priority List, Completion NotesFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption NotesDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
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