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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Time Blocking | ![]() Delivery Shape Up | ![]() Decision Making Constraint Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-4 pro Pitch | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries |
Tags1 shared | PlanningTime managementFocus | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions |
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