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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
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.McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
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Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis