%% Last Updated: - [[2021-02-17]] - [[2020-09-05]] Related: - [[Design]] - [[Productivity]] - [[Software Development]] %% In this phase, the management team goes to the [[Shape Up Terminology#^40b3e5|betting table]] to discuss which [[Shape Up Terminology#^b32489|bets]] they want to place for the next cycle. ^faa21f ## How to decide which bets to place - Does the problem matter? - Is the appetite right? - Do we want to bet six weeks on this? - Shaper could reshape a smaller version for a shorter appetite. - Is the solution attractive? - Is this the right time? - Are the right people available? - At the end of the meeting, someone from the betting table posts the kick-off message telling everyone which projects the team is betting on for the next cycle and who's going to be on what team. ## See also - [[How we build Flood]]