A vendor contract forces large, irrevocable upfront scope on the wa…

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A vendor contract forces large, irrevocable upfront scope on the wastewater SCADA modernization ART. How should the RTE apply an economic view?

Accepted Answer

Negotiate incremental contractual delivery and preserved options where possible, so the ART is not locked into one large bet. — A giant irrevocable vendor statement of work is buying every pipe in the city before the first pump is tested. Economics says keep options open: deliver in increments, learn, and only then spend the next chunk.

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Accept the contract as written and freeze all learning until final acceptance.

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Ignore the contract and let teams build whatever they prefer each iteration.

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Convert the ART into a predictive waterfall until the vendor's statement of work is 100 percent complete.

A vendor contract forces large, irrevocable upfront scope on the wastewater SCADA modernization ART. How should the RTE apply an economic view?

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