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Contract Modeling Stage Outputs (Contract Manager, Data Source Expert)

As shown in the previous diagram, in order to proceed to the Data Modeling stage of the solution, the Contract Manager is required at the end of the Contract Modeling stage to provide the List of Metrics and their required calculations. The list includes the following information:

• A completed Service catalog definition, comprising:
  • Complete list of service components to be offered
  • Breakdown of the service domains and domain categories
  • Definition of all required timeslots for each of the Metrics
  • List of Business Logic modules to handle each type of calculation (including the parameters needed to implement them)
• A completed list of Metrics to be implemented, including:
  • Well-defined naming standards for Metrics
  • Categorization of each metric according to pre-defined service catalog components

This document is a useful tool for ensuring that all of the key definitions for a Contract have been made and all of its Metrics are fully defined.

The information within this spreadsheet is the input that the Data Source Expert needs in order to proceed o the next stage, Data Modeling.

After these items are completed, it is possible to proceed to the next stage, where you can begin modeling with actual data from the sources. Without a completed Contract Model, it is very difficult to know exactly what is required from the data source in order to satisfy the contractual obligations.