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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Agile Sailboat Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. | 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. | When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 3-12 | 2-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement |