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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  UX Research User Interviews |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
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 teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 30–60 min per interview | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 1 participant per interview | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |
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