Confluity

Product Delivery and Management

Product delivery and management is central to change across cloud, digital, cybersecurity and software. Confluity was founded in 2023 to advance successful projects, by founders passionate about value creation, delivered via products and services.

Product delivery reimagined. Turning planning into action with MVPs, and project delivery into scaling proven solutions.

Features

• Customer-value centric mindset, planning and optimisation, measurable OKR goals.
• Experienced product managers, product owners, including Scaled-Agile (SAFe).
• From product vision to MVP, and full product lifecycle management.
• Value proposition planning techniques, 6 Thinking Hats, Kaizen, Six Sigma.
• GDS, NCSC, ITIL, ITSM compliant agile, via cross-functional teams.
• Innovative facilitation, product vision and value gamification workshops.
• Strategic, tactical and backlog refinement planning workshops.
• Lean and hypothesis focused product delivery.
• User-centric and iterative delivery, supporting Scrum and Scaled Agile (SAFe).

Benefits

• The Confluity Standard enhances agile product delivery performance.
• Proven techniques increase success rates above industry averages.
• Value proposition-based planning enables rapid release of value.
• Workshop gamification and psychological safety, shown to enable rapid change.
• Enhance agile story-point and velocity estimating accuracy by 30-50%.
• Lean value-based MVP planning, reduce uncertainty in business cases.
• OKR strategic planning improving 48% likelihood of product strategy success.
• Once MVP success achieved, scale faster with the Confluity Standard.

£325 to £1,750 a unit a day

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at BD@confluity.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

138509558366426

Contact

Greg Krawczyk
07393304133
BD@confluity.co.uk

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Our mission is to provide leadership and help individuals and organisations achieve high success in project delivery and change. A cornerstone of our service is the Confluity Standard, which ensures consistency and quality across all engagements.; ; Adaptive planning is foundational to our approach. For example, in high uncertainty, producing an MVP serves as planning and scaling becomes delivery. We enable this awareness through complexity and situational analysis tools. Our plans mitigate biases like optimism to ensure realistic estimates. We foster a culture of psychological safety to promote honest planning and provide coaching and mentoring to develop leadership skills for effective stakeholder engagement.; ; Confluity leverages proven tools and deep public sector understanding, from project initiation to successful delivery. Rooted in empirical and Nobel Prize-winning research, the Confluity Standard can be tailored to specific goals.; ; Specialising in rapid deployment of top-quality resources within the strategy delivery value stream, Confluity addresses the fundamental causes of project success and failure. ; ; Confluity is your ideal project delivery partner.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: Effective change management is Confluity's mission. This means personalised and interactive training services are core to everything we do.; ; To ensure effective adoption of cloud software and hosting solutions, our training approach includes:; ; • Continuous coaching and mentoring support, integrating knowledge transfer into daily activities to enhance familiarity with new cloud technologies.; ; • Knowledge management, development of a knowledge repository, collecting useful materials, templates, and case studies to facilitate ongoing learning and improvement across your organisation.; ; • Customised on-site and remote training sessions, using methods like one-to-one coaching, professionally facilitated coaching, group training workshops, and video tutorials to suit different learning styles.; ; Each training programme is tailored to meet your specific needs, ensuring your team is proficient and confident in managing and maximising cloud technologies.
• Training is tied to specific services: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: Confluity provides a tailored and comprehensive setup and migration service for cloud transition, incorporating proven best practices combined with innovative solutions to ensure overall success.; ; Our approach involves a multi-stage migration pathway, emphasising minimal operational disruption and rigorous testing to ensure data integrity and service continuity.; ; We leverage our significant expertise in transitioning from legacy systems to modern cloud solutions, adhering to GDS standards and ITIL4 service management practices.; ; The Confluity Standard prioritizes planning, delivering, and embedding new cloud technologies. Our focus on successful outcomes means we are laser-focused on long-term adoption and continuous improvement.; ; Contact us to learn how Confluity can guide your cloud services transition.
• Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services: No

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: Yes
• How the quality assurance and performance testing works: Confluity was born from quality assurance and performance testing; it's in our founders' DNA, with testing being a core role for decades, dating back to the 1980s.; ; Our test management services evaluate everything from strategic planning and business case health to project management effectiveness, including change management and data analytics.; ; Confluity provides a tailored quality assurance and performance testing service for cloud-based solutions, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and secure. We adhere to the highest standards, integrating practices from likes of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board throughout the project lifecycle. ; ; User acceptance, penetration, deployment testing, and API monitoring is expected by our project delivery resources under our Confluity Standard. Our internal accreditations are captured within our ISO 9001 inspired Quality Management System, ensures consistency in all our engagements.

Security testing

• Security services: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: Yes
• Types of service supported: Buyer hosting or software
• How the support service works: Confluity's primary goal is to empower individuals and organisations to consistently deliver more successful projects. Our approach focuses on building capabilities, supporting, leading, and embedding new ways of working for long-term change. We aim to go beyond just completing projects; we ensure successful outcomes.; ; Confluity provides ongoing support throughout the delivery process and beyond. We offer a range of post-implementation services including project, change, and agile maturity services, as well as assurance services and post-implementation reviews.; ; Our ongoing support positions Confluity as a partner in achieving lasting success.

Service scope

• Service constraints: Confluity’s Standard places focus on what makes projects highly successful. It is important that project leaders can adjust and apply this standard to thrive within any constraints. ; ; For this, we offer coaching, mentoring and support services to develop skilled leaders.; ; There are aren't any known constraints that we can't work within.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: No
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: Confluity offers support from Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.; ; Our support includes onsite, telephone, and email assistance. We can provide enhanced support services, such as ticketing, a 24/7 helpdesk, and access to a technical account manager or cloud support engineer as additional options.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Conforms to BS7858:2019
• Government security clearance: Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: No
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: No
• Cyber essentials plus: No
• Other security certifications: No

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  Confluity is committed to sustainability, environmental and social responsibility. ; ; We are mindful of this in all our project management planning, to ensure a proper environmental impact analysis is conducted before any project starts, ensuring stakeholder buy-in, and minimising resistance to change by ensuring stakeholder buy-in.; ; We aim to significantly reduce our carbon footprint through a variety of measures: promoting remote working to decrease travel emissions, transitioning to a paperless office to reduce waste, and implementing recycling programs for IT equipment. ; ; Additionally, we encourage the use of public transportation and cycling among our staff by providing incentives like a cycle-to-work scheme. Our goal is to foster a culture of sustainability within our workforce and contribute positively to environmental conservation efforts. We encourage our staff to attend at least one annual sustainability event.

  Tackling economic inequality

  Confluity is committed to promoting economic equality by ensuring fair wages and opportunities for all employees. We focus on providing training programmes and career development opportunities accessible to everyone, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds. We track our recruitment against local gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic indicators, aiming for proportional representation in our staff.; ; Our initiatives include partnerships with social enterprises, charities, and educational programmes to offer practical experience, coaching, and pro-bono support. We help bridge the skills gap in high-demand areas like project management.; ; By supporting diverse recruitment practices and local SME businesses as part of our supply chain, Confluity aims to create more inclusive employment opportunities and support community development.

  Equal opportunity

  Confluity is fully committed to Inclusion, Diversity, and Equality across all aspects of our business. We cherish, embrace, and celebrate our diversity for optimal contribution and results.; ; It is our policy that all employees undergo ID&E training to foster an inclusive workplace and address systemic inequalities.; ; We utilise diverse recruitment techniques to attract candidates from all backgrounds and offer various development opportunities, such as apprenticeships and upskilling initiatives, to support career growth for underrepresented groups.; ; We support flexible working arrangements to accommodate different needs, ensuring all staff can thrive. Our commitment extends to maintaining a diverse workforce and promoting equality at every level of our organisation.

  Wellbeing

  Confluity’s policies prioritise the wellbeing of its team by offering health benefits and support systems.; ; We provide access to mental health services, including counselling and guided physical activities, to ensure a supportive work environment.; ; Regular check-ins and a flexible working policy cater to individual needs, fostering a healthy work-life balance. Our wellbeing initiatives are designed to maintain high morale and productivity by enabling our staff to feel their best, both mentally and physically.

Pricing

• Price: £325 to £1,750 a unit a day
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at BD@confluity.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.