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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
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.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowHigh
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-30 min Planung, laufend30-60 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch11-63-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus ListCoD Table, Prioritization Sequence
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PlanningTime managementFocus
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
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