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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for PERT Estimation.
Decision Making
PERT Estimation
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
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.On complex initiatives, a plain average tends to understate just how uncertain the outcome really is. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a PERT Estimate, Expected Value, and Risk Notes.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-45 min1-3 h0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-82-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesPERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk NotesGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesScenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
EstimationUncertaintyRisk
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
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