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Shape UpStop Running in Circles andShip Work that MattersRyan SingerContentsForeword by Jason Fried 8Acknowledgements 10Introduction 11Growing pains 11Six-week cycles 14Shaping the work 14Making teams responsible 15Targeting risk 15How this book is organized 16Part 1: ShapingPrinciples of Shaping 20Wireframes are too concrete 20Words are too abstract 21Case study: The Dot Grid Calendar 21Property 1: It s rough 24Property 2: It s solved 25Property 3: It s bounded 25Who shapes 25Two tracks 26Steps to shaping 27Set Boundaries 28Setting the appetite 28Fixed time, variable scope 29 Good is relative 30Responding to raw ideas 31Narrow down the problem 31Case study: Defining calendar 32Watch out for grab-bags 33Boundaries in place 34Find the Elements 35Move at the right speed 35Breadboarding 36Fat marker sketches 41Elements are the output 44Room for designers 46Not deliverable yet 46No conveyor belt 47Risks and Rabbit Holes 48Different categories of risk 49Look for rabbit holes 50Case study: Patching a hole 51Declare out of bounds 53Cut back 54Present to technical experts 54De-risked and ready to write up 56Write the Pitch 57Ingredient 1.

How to know if the scopes are right 123 Layer cakes 124 Icebergs 125 Chowder 126 Mark nice-to-haves with ~ 126 Show Progress 127 The tasks that aren’t there 127

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