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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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 calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-30 min Planung, laufend15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch11-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PlanningTime managementFocus
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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