Contract Examples

Why This Exists

This document provides practical examples of Contract Domain behavior.

Owner

The owner is the Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Architect.

Business Value

Examples show how awarded tenders become governed contract delivery work.

Example 1: Cleaning Contract Delivery

A cleaning bid is awarded.

Contract behavior:

• Creates Contract Workspace from award event.
• Defines monthly milestones and service deliverables.
• Tracks invoices and payments.
• Monitors performance and risks.
• Captures closeout and lessons.

Example 2: Construction Contract With Variations

A construction contract has scope changes.

Contract behavior:

• Tracks deliverables and milestones.
• Creates Variation records for changes.
• Assesses cost and schedule impact.
• Coordinates supplier inputs.
• Updates risk and performance state.

Example 3: Supplier-Dependent Delivery

Contract delivery depends on a supplier.

Contract behavior:

• Records supplier coordination actions.
• Tracks supplier-related risks.
• Keeps contract state in Contract Domain.
• References Supplier or Marketplace records without owning them.

Example 4: Invoice Payment Delay

An invoice is issued but payment is delayed.

Contract behavior:

• Records invoice and payment state.
• Raises payment risk.
• Notifies relevant stakeholders.
• May inform Funding but does not transfer ownership of funding state.

Example 5: Contract Lessons Learned

After closeout, delivery lessons are captured.

Contract behavior:

• Records performance issues and success factors.
• Captures lessons learned.
• Publishes events for Intelligence, Learning, Analytics, and Organizational Memory.