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Criterion
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
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
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.When a sprint is over and friction shouldn't simply be carried forward, it opens the view onto collaboration and patterns. It creates space to see causes and changes together.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 hUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-10Scrum Team3-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesProcess Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogImprovement actions, Team agreementsLearning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ProcessOperationsImprovement
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
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