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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
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.With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-103-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesProcess Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogLearning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ProcessOperationsImprovement
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
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Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method