Shape Up
Skill Verified ActiveEscape the build trap and endless backlogs. Use Basecamp's methodology to ship meaningful work in 6-week cycles with fixed time, variable scope. Use when: **Product planning** to replace endless backlogs; **Feature development** with clear time boundaries; **Team autonomy** when you want self-directed teams; **Scope management** when projects tend to balloon; **Startup development** with limited resources
To guide teams in adopting Basecamp's Shape Up methodology for shipping meaningful work in structured 6-week cycles with fixed time and variable scope.
Features
- Introduces shaping for defining work at the right abstraction level
- Sets appetites over estimates for time-boxed work
- Enables 6-week focused work cycles with 2-week cooldowns
- Empowers teams with autonomy within defined boundaries
- Provides guidance on running betting tables for prioritization
- Offers strategies for dynamic scope management during build
Use Cases
- Product planning to replace endless backlogs
- Feature development with clear time boundaries
- Team autonomy when seeking self-directed teams
- Scope management when projects tend to balloon
- Startup development with limited resources
- Agency/consulting projects with fixed timelines
Non-Goals
- Replacing audio engineering expertise
- Making subjective creative decisions
- Accessing or editing audio files directly
- Guaranteeing commercial success
Workflow
- Shape a feature idea by defining the problem, appetite, solution, rabbit holes, no-gos, and risks.
- Plan a cycle by running a betting table to select shaped projects based on strategic fit, significance, appetite, and team availability.
- Manage scope during build by identifying must-haves vs. nice-to-haves and cutting scope to fit the fixed time.
- Follow the 6-week build cycle with a 2-week cooldown period for bug fixes, technical debt, and shaping future cycles.
Installation
npx skills add guia-matthieu/clawfu-skillsRuns the Vercel skills CLI (skills.sh) via npx — needs Node.js locally and at least one installed skills-compatible agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, …). Assumes the repo follows the agentskills.io format.
Quality Score
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