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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-60 min je Zyklus45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-82-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis