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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
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 many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.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
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Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30-60 min1-6 Wochen45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-64-102-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action PlanCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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