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# Blueprint Fundamentals

### Overview

Blueprints define reusable structure for delivery work. They reduce setup time and improve consistency across Projects.

### Key Concepts

* **Blueprint**: reusable structure applied to new Projects
* **Process**: business workflow, phase, or workstream tracked in a Blueprint
* **System**: application or platform linked to Processes
* **Segmentation**: Segment Types and Segments used for scoping and reporting

### How It’s Used

Create a Blueprint for a repeatable delivery method. Reuse the Blueprint to create multiple Projects with consistent structure.

### Benefits

* Faster Project setup with fewer early decisions
* Consistent naming, hierarchy, and reporting fields
* Cleaner governance through standard structures

### Setup Steps

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Create a Blueprint

* [Creating Blueprints](/blueprints/creating-blueprints.md)
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Define Processes

* [Processes](/blueprints/creating-blueprints/processes.md)
* [Process Hierarchy](/blueprints/creating-blueprints/process-hierarchy.md)
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Define Systems

* [Create Systems](/blueprints/systems-management/create-systems.md)
* [System Types](/blueprints/systems-management/system-types.md)
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Define segmentation (optional)

* [Segmentation](/blueprints/segmentation.md)
  {% endstep %}
  {% endstepper %}

### Best Practices

* Start with a small set of Processes and expand over time.
* Keep hierarchies shallow to improve navigation and reporting.
* Avoid client-specific names in reusable Blueprints.

### Summary

Blueprints standardize delivery structure across Projects. Processes, Systems, and Segmentation provide core building blocks.

Related:

* [What Are Blueprints?](/blueprints/blueprint-fundamentals/what-are-blueprints.md)
* [Create a Project](/getting-started/create-a-project.md)


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