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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
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Shape Up
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
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Monte Carlo Forecasting
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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Alignment Mapping
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30-90 min Setup, danach laufend1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesForecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk CommunicationAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
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Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
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Communication Plan
Stakeholder Mapping
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Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
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Stakeholder Salience Model