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Confluity Project Model

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.

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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Project clarity starts before the next big decision.

Read the latest weekly issue on project setup, decision clarity, AI, and what matters most in real project work.

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.

The jobs projects ask you to do

Most projects move through three kinds of work. First, you need direction. Then you need proof. Then you need delivery. Experienced project people notice which job is needed now, and what decision the project is moving towards.

Set the Direction

When the work is unclear, your job is to create direction. Get clear on why the work matters, who needs to be involved, and what good would look like before momentum takes over.

Prove It Works

When people want to commit before there is enough evidence, your job is to reduce doubt. Test the idea, learn early, and use evidence instead of hope to decide what to do next.

Make It Happen

When the pressure builds, your job is to turn the chosen approach into real use. Keep people aligned, manage the moving parts, and adapt without losing control.

You do not need every answer at the start. You need to know which job the project needs from you next.

Jobs and Simple Rules

In real work, a job is the thing the project needs you to get right now. A simple rule is a piece of expert judgement that helps you do that job well. It gives you a clearer way to decide what matters, without reaching for a heavy manual.

Plays for real situations

A play is a practical way to handle a situation. It might be a method, a template, a set of questions, or a tool. When the work gets messy, a play helps you act with more confidence.

Experienced project people build up a bank of plays over time. Confluity puts those plays in one place, so you can find the right support when a simple rule is not enough.

Check decision readiness before you commit

Experienced project people know that big decisions need a pause. Before you invest more time, go bigger, or lock in the plan, check whether the project is healthy enough to move on.

Simple rule: projects don't go wrong, it's bad decisions that set them on the wrong direction.

The Confluity Project Model Readiness Assessment uses the 12 rules to scan your project quickly. It helps you see where the setup is thin, what needs attention, and whether you are ready for the next big decision.

No sign-up needed to begin.

Get your bearings

Understand project delivery and what makes for success with these resources

Insights

Short ideas on why project work feels hard, where control gets lost, and how to get it back.

Explore insights

Foundations

Learn the basics: what a project is, what success means, and how to start well.

Read foundations

Blog

Practical notes on delivery, confidence, control, and using simple rules in real work.

Read the blog

Simple Rules

Find the small set of project rules that help people make clearer decisions, avoid predictable traps, and keep delivery moving.

Make your rules

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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