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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Product Discovery User Story Mapping |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. | When user goals and delivery scope could drift apart, it orders the journey from goal to slice. It makes visible where an MVP can genuinely be cut. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 2-4 h | 2-4 h | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 4-10 | 4-10 | 3-10 Kunden |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Story Map, Release Slices, Backlog Candidates | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | JourneyServiceService design | BacklogJourneyPlanningMVP | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery |