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Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Purposedifferent
For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery.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 delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-4 pro Pitch4-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesCurrent-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list
Tagsno overlap
WasteLeanProcess improvement
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
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Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting