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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-122-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesSWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix