Contract Business Objects¶

Why This Exists¶

This document defines the business objects owned or referenced by the Contract Domain.

The owner is the Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Architect.

Clear contract objects make post-award delivery governable, measurable, and learnable.

Business object	Purpose	Ownership	Procurement relevance
Contract Workspace	Central workspace for awarded contract delivery.	Contract Domain.	Organizes delivery work.
Awarded Tender Conversion	Conversion from award or creation event to contract workspace.	Contract Domain.	Starts post-award lifecycle.
Contract Delivery Plan	Plan for milestones, deliverables, suppliers, and responsibilities.	Contract Domain.	Guides execution.
Milestone	Time-bound delivery checkpoint.	Contract Domain.	Tracks progress and obligation timing.
Deliverable	Contract output or obligation.	Contract Domain.	Measures delivery completion.
Supplier Coordination Record	Coordination activity with suppliers or partners.	Contract Domain for contract-specific coordination.	Supports delivery.
Variation	Change to scope, timing, cost, or delivery terms.	Contract Domain.	Controls delivery changes.
Invoice	Invoice associated with contract delivery.	Contract Domain for contract invoice tracking.	Supports payment visibility.
Payment	Payment status or payment record linked to invoice.	Contract Domain for contract payment tracking.	Supports cash flow and completion.
Performance Record	Measurement of delivery performance.	Contract Domain.	Supports contract health.
Contract Risk	Delivery, financial, supplier, or timing risk.	Contract Domain.	Supports proactive management.
Closeout Record	Completion and closeout record.	Contract Domain.	Confirms delivery closure.
Contract Lesson Learned	Learning from contract execution.	Contract Domain.	Improves future bids and delivery.

Contract owns post-award delivery state. Supplier, Marketplace, Funding, and Intelligence may support contract work but do not own contract state.