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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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Agile
Specification by Example
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Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
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.When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests.When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down60-90 min pro Feature20-40 min pro Story
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-63-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesExample Table, Acceptance TestsAcceptance Criteria, Story Update
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development
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Agile
Example Mapping
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Delivery
Communication Plan
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Product Discovery
Dual-Track Agile