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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 Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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 a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-30 min Planung, laufend30-60 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch111
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PlanningTime managementFocus
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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