Set up your project before the big decisions.
Use the model to check what matters, what is unclear, and where risk sits before the next big project decision.
Project setup helper
Quick Readiness Check.
Get a grounded view of whether your project is set up well enough for the next decision.Use the 12 rules to spot what is strong, weak, and risky before you commit more time.
Deliver a Project Model.
Start with the check. Use the map to explore the rule or job that needs attention.
Choose your next action.
Setup the Project
Capture the basics or create simple rules.
Manage saved work.
Open saved work and next actions.
Find Resources
Find model guidance and replay the guide.
Free account
Start free to save your project setup.
Run the quick readiness check without signing up. Create a free account when you want to save the setup, add the model to a project, use Checklist, or open starter plays.
Use Project Setup
Set up the essentials for a new or live project and see what is unclear.
Pro
Go Pro when the next decision needs deeper support.
Use the full playbook, templates, AI support, and deeper readiness reviews to prepare for live project decisions.
Full playbook
Tools and templates
Deeper readiness support
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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about the model and check.
Deliver a Project is Confluity’s practical model for taking a project from early thinking to real delivery. It helps you check the setup, make better calls, and move from direction, to proof, to delivery.
No. It is useful for anyone helping a project move forward, including sponsors, delivery leads, team members, consultants, and people carrying delivery responsibility without much formal authority.
Use it when the work matters enough to need more than a loose task list. It is most helpful when the work is unclear, risky, under-supported, or likely to affect several people.
No. The point is to reduce noise, not add it. You can start with one job, one checklist, or one piece of work and build from there.
The model has three Jobs: Set the Direction, Prove It Works, and Make It Happen. Together they help you move from clarity, to evidence, to delivery.
A Job is a big phase in the model. A Rule is a simple piece of good judgement. A Play is an optional method or tool that helps you go deeper. A Readiness Check is a pause point that helps you decide whether you are ready to move on.
The full model follows that sequence because most projects naturally do. But if your project is already underway, start in the Job that best matches where the work really is now.
Jobs 1 and 2 are more step-based because they are about shaping and testing. Job 3 shifts into ongoing delivery practices, because once the work is live you need to keep people aligned, manage speed, and make good decisions repeatedly.
Start with the guide if you need help working out your project type, your role, and where to begin. If you already know the project is at the beginning, most teams start in Job 1.
Start with a readiness check to see where attention is needed. Do not restart for the sake of it. Work out where the project is now, then focus on the weakest setup area or the next important decision.
Yes. The model is designed to strengthen the work you are already doing, not replace everything around it. You can use it alongside your current planning, governance, and reporting.
No. The steps show what often helps. The plays are there when you want deeper support. Start with the parts that solve your biggest problem first.
You can use it in two ways. Some people use it as a thinking tool to pressure-test decisions. Others use it as a fuller delivery structure for day-to-day work.
No. You can explore the model and run the quick readiness check without signing up. Create a free account when you want to save work, add the model to a project, use Checklist, or open starter plays.
Free gives you a strong starting point: save a project setup, check readiness, and use starter plays. Pro adds the full playbook, tools, templates, AI-enabled support, and deeper readiness reviews when a decision needs more support.
Yes. Once you add the model to your project, you can work with it in a practical way. Start with the structure as given, then adapt the detail to fit your context.
Confluity gives you a simple path through the work. When you need deeper project, programme, and portfolio management guidance, we point to the Praxis Framework.
When you need to connect delivery back to strategy, governance, and change, we recommend exploring BIG CIC.
It gives you an honest snapshot of whether your project setup is ready for the next decision. It highlights what is strong, what is weak, and where attention is most needed.
No. The check is split into two short stages. You can stop after the first six and come back later.
Each weak area links to practical guidance so you can understand what good looks like and choose a useful next action.
No. The quick check is free with no sign-up. You only need an account if you want to save your setup, add the model to a project, or access deeper guidance.
Answer three quick questions so this tool can point you to the right Job.
Job 3 selected
You are in Job 3
The setup readiness checks are optional now. You can go to Job 3, or complete the check to find possible areas to improve.
Stage 1 Summary
Here is your progress so far. Continue to Stage 2 to complete the check.
Answer three quick questions so this tool can point you to the right Job.
Job 3 selected
You are in Job 3
The setup readiness checks are optional now. You can go to Job 3, or complete the check to find possible areas to improve.
Stage 1 Summary
Here is your progress so far. Continue to Stage 2 to complete the check.
What are Jobs, Rules, Plays & Moves?
The model is organised into three Jobs:
Job 1: Set the Direction - shape the purpose into options and a preferred way forward.
Job 2: Prove It Works - test assumptions and reduce risk before going big.
Job 3: Make It Happen - deliver at scale and make sure people actually use what you build.
What are Simple Rules?
The model contains simple rules. These are short principles drawn from experience that help you make better decisions. Jobs, tasks, and plays help you put those rules into practice.
What is a Play?
A Play is a method or tool that helps you apply a rule or complete a task. Use the recommended Plays first for simpler projects before exploring others.
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Confluity Project Model sitemap
Model overview
What are Jobs?
The model is organised into three Jobs:
Job 1: Set the Direction - shape the purpose into options and a preferred way forward.
Job 2: Prove It Works - test assumptions and reduce risk before going big.
Job 3: Make It Happen - deliver at scale and make sure people actually use what you build.
What are Simple Rules?
The model contains simple rules. These are short principles drawn from experience that help you make better decisions. Jobs, tasks, and plays help you put those rules into practice.
What is a Play?
A Play is a method or tool that helps you apply a rule or complete a task. Use the recommended Plays first for simpler projects before exploring others.
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