Product: What do we build, and what do we deliberately not build?

“Every feature takes three weeks longer than I thought.”. Shape Up by Basecamp, as a skill.

Shape Up

Basecamp

2019

Loads while you build

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What this skill does

[Description follows with the first release]

Work shaped to fit a fixed time box, instead of the other way round

What's inside

[Rule sections follow with the first release]

Quick reference, unlocked

This is the real thing, an excerpt from the quick reference.

[The full excerpt goes here, published in full, no paywall, with the first release]

What this book gets right that most people don't

[The point where the book contradicts its reader, in our own words]

What you get

  • Loads while you build, no commands to remember
  • A ZIP containing SKILL.md and its reference files
  • Yours permanently, including future updates

Compatibility

  • Claude Code
  • Claude Projects
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
Setup guide

What this skill won't do

  • It won't decide what to build. It decides how much of it fits.
  • It won't estimate your backlog. It caps the time and cuts the scope instead.
  • It won't help once you're already three weeks over. Shape before you start.

Book source

Based on Shape Up by Basecamp (2019). The frameworks and terminology are part of the author's publicly taught methodology. This skill contains original interactive workflows built on them, it does not reproduce the book's text.

Read it at Basecamp

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