How Basecamp structure their work and teams.
To apply Shape Up to your company, it helps to separate out the basic truths from the specific practices.
Work has to come from somewhere, and it takes work to figure out what the right work is. This is shaping. Shaping the work sets clearer boundaries and expectations for whoever does the work—whether that’s a separate team or just your future self. If we don’t make trade-offs up front by shaping, the universe will force us to make trade-offs later in a mad rush when we’re confronted by deadlines, technical limitations, or resource constraints.
Small enough to wing it
Download ShapeUp Process Doc Here
To apply Shape Up to your company, it helps to separate out the basic truths from the specific practices.
Work has to come from somewhere, and it takes work to figure out what the right work is. This is shaping. Shaping the work sets clearer boundaries and expectations for whoever does the work—whether that’s a separate team or just your future self. If we don’t make trade-offs up front by shaping, the universe will force us to make trade-offs later in a mad rush when we’re confronted by deadlines, technical limitations, or resource constraints.
Small enough to wing it
Download ShapeUp Process Doc Here
Online link here: https://basecamp.com/shapeup/shape-up.pdf