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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
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.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
KnowledgeMappingRisk
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Delivery
Communication Plan