Use a Project Approach
Decide if the work needs a project
Used when
Your organisation lacks clear project thresholds
Helps you
Decide if the work needs project management
Produces
Project approach decision
Before you commit, ask
- Could this work benefit from a project approach?
- How should we describe and manage it?
- Who needs the briefing before we decide?
How it works
Agree the language
Run the tick-box check
Make the decision
The first decision is not whether the work is called a project. It is how carefully the work needs to be managed.
- Individual
- One person handles the work within their normal role: just do it.
- Managed
- A team uses a suitable method or process: deliver as a team.
- Project Delivery
- Use a project, programme or portfolio approach for work that needs stronger structure.
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Use the name people already recognise.
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Choose the closest reference class sector for the work.
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Interpreting your result
Micro or minor work may be manageable inside a service team if capacity and ownership are clear.
Large or mega work normally needs more explicit sponsorship, planning, decisions and risk control.
Why this is recommended
Decision guidance
- Ask whether this work needs more structure than BAU can safely provide.
- Agree the minimum wrapper with the sponsor or senior owner.
- Review the decision if the complexity changes.
Why this decision fits the analysis
What to review later
Review the decision if scope, sponsorship, benefits, funding or complexity changes.
Minimum controls to put in place
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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