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Shape Up
01_ABSTRACT_SYNOPSIS
Shape Up is a guide to how we work at Basecamp. It's also a toolbox full of techniques that you can apply in your own way to your own process. Whether you're a founder, CTO, product manager, designer, or developer, you're probably here because of some common challenges: growing teams, growing backlogs, and never enough time to do everything you want. In Shape Up, Ryan Singer details Basecamp's process for turning ideas into reality. The book covers all aspects of the process, from setting boundaries with six-week cycles and two-week cool-downs, to shaping raw ideas into concrete projects, betting on which shaped work to pursue, building with integrated teams, and shipping on time. This isn't about imposing a rigid methodology on your team. It's about learning principles and techniques you can apply in your own way.
02_INDEX_NODES
- Six-week cycles with two-week cool-downs for flexibilityP.042
- Shaping: define the problem and solution boundaries before buildingP.084
- Betting table: senior team decides what to work onP.126
- No backlogs: let old ideas fade away if they're not important enoughP.168
PUBLICATION_DATE2019
ISBN_RECORD978-0984694242
PAGES188_UNITS
LANGUAGEENGLISH
LEVELINTERMEDIATE
RECORDS_ID254
FILE_SIZE9.4_MB_RAW
STATUSAVAILABLE
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