Contract



Definition

A contract is the management work product that formally documents a mutually binding, legally enforcable agreement specifying the obligations and resulting benefits of the development organization and another (e.g., customer, subcontractor, or vendor) organization.

Objectives

The typical objectives of a contract are to formally obligate the:

Benefits

The typical benefits of a contract include:

Contents

A contract typically has the following contents:

Stakeholders

A contract typically has the following stakeholders:

Phases

A contract is typically produced and maintained during the following phases:

Preconditions

A contract can typically be started if the following preconditions hold:

Inputs

A contract typically has the following inputs:

Guidelines

Conventions

A contract is typically constrained by the following conventions:

Examples