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Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters

Ryan Singer

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Summary

Singer explains Basecamp’s approach to shaping, selecting and shipping software projects. The free original book includes Jason Fried’s foreword and a case in which the team limited a calendar feature to fit one cycle.

  • SourceBasecamp — Shape Up · Title/author 6–11; named foreword 21; full chapter and case list
  • SourceShape Up — Jason Fried foreword · Web lines 1–18: signed foreword explaining Basecamp’s process
  • SourceShape Up — Principles of Shaping · Dot Grid Calendar case, web lines 29–58: use, time limit, product boundaries and result

Why read it Our view

Compare a fixed project time with variable scope. The Dot Grid Calendar case shows how a product team removed costly features while addressing a specific customer need. Fried contributes the foreword; Singer is the author.

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  • Jason FriedForeword contributor and company subject
    Fried wrote the foreword to Singer’s book on Basecamp’s software work. Singer remains the author; this is recorded as a contribution.
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