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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
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.The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesPARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review