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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
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-4 pro Pitch1-52-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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