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title: "Shape Up"
description: "Every feature takes three weeks longer than I thought. Basecamp, 2019."
url: "https://builderbooks.dev/skills/shape-up"
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author: "Basecamp"
year: 2019
price_eur: 7
currency: "EUR"
tax: "net, VAT added at checkout"
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# Shape Up

> “Every feature takes three weeks longer than I thought.”

Basecamp. 2019. €7 plus VAT.

Loads while you build, no commands to remember.

## What this skill does

_The description is not published yet._

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

## What's inside

_The rule sections is not published yet._

## Quick reference, unlocked

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

_The unlocked excerpt is not published yet._

## What this book gets right that most people don't

_The contradiction is not published yet._

## 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: [/install](/install).

## 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](https://basecamp.com/shapeup)

## Get it

€7 plus VAT, VAT is added at checkout. Three skills cost €14. Add it in the cart at [/cart](/cart), or see [/pricing](/pricing).