The Betting Table | Shape Up - Basecamp
...Therefore, after each six-week cycle, we schedule two weeks for cool-down. This is a period with no scheduled work where we can breathe, meet as needed, and consider what to do next....
https://basecamp.com/shapeup/2.2-chapter-08
What?s the Shape Up Methodology and How to Use It? - Userpilot
...There is also a two-week cool-down at the end of each Build cycle when teams polish the work and deal with any outstanding issues. This overlaps with the Bet stage, which is also 2-weeks long....
https://userpilot.com/blog/shape-up/
Shape Up Methodology - Everything You Need To Know
...Basecamp is developed in 6-week cycles followed by 2-week cooldown periods ?but there?s no reason you need to follow suit. Start by looking into data from past projects and generalize the lengths into two categories: Small: The length of your average shorter project. Big: The length of your average longer project....
https://uxcam.com/blog/shape-up-methodology/
What?s the Engineering Team Culture Like at Babylist? What ... - Built In
...Created by Basecamp, the method calls for six-week cycles followed by a two-week cool down period. This was radically different from Scrum, the mainstream Agile process that adheres to a one-week or two-week cycle....
https://builtin.com/articles/why-engineers-at-Babylist-work-cycles-instead-of-sprints
Shape Up in Practice - rough.app
...Cooldown - Teams use the two-week period between cycles to fix bugs, explore new ideas, or tackle small improvements that don't warrant a full cycle. What makes Shape Up different is its focus on autonomy and accountability. Teams aren't micromanaged with daily standups or story point debates....
https://rough.app/articles/shape-up-in-practice
The Shape Up Methodology by Basecamp - tiagodread.github.io
...After the BUILD cycle, there is a 2-week rest period called Cool Down....
https://tiagodread.github.io/en/posts/the-shape-up-methodology-by-basecamp/
Cool-Downs in Shape Up ? Some Practical Guidance - Medium
...At the start of each cool-down period I will open a new Basecamp project. I?ll curate an ?inspirational? todo list for this project for everyone to see what I?ve been thinking about. I?ll......
https://jujodi.medium.com/cool-downs-in-shape-up-some-practical-guidance-4f3656ceaaa
Development Cycles | basecamp/handbook | DeepWiki
...This document describes 37signals' development cycle structure - how work is scheduled, planned, and executed using a fixed cadence of 6-week cycles and 2-week cooldown periods....
https://deepwiki.com/basecamp/handbook/4.1-development-cycles
Basecamp?s Shape Up: how different is it really from Scrum?
...During cool-down, programmers and designers on project teams are free to work on whatever they want. After working hard to ship their six-week projects, they enjoy having time that?s under their control....
https://mdalmijn.com/p/basecamps-shape-up-how-different-is-it-really-from-scrum
Glossary | Shape Up - Basecamp
...One project that occupies a team for a whole cycle and ships at the end. A UI concept that defines affordances and their connections without visual styling. A risk management technique: Cancel projects that don?t ship in one cycle by default instead of extending them by default....
https://basecamp.com/shapeup/4.5-appendix-06