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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.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 many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-4 pro Pitch1-52-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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