JARGONFREE Compass for Sustainable Contracting

From problems to contracts that work in practice

Module III identified recurring problems that prevent contracts from guiding action and becoming embedded in practice.

The table below summarises these recurring problems and shows how they can be addressed through corresponding shifts in how contracts are written, designed, structured, communicated, aligned, implemented, and embedded in practice.

Problem (Module III)Solution (this Module)
Problem 1: Missing or generic contentFrom missing or generic to explicit and actionable content
Problem 2: Hidden, misaligned, or misplaced contentFrom hidden, misaligned, or misplaced to structured and aligned content
Problem 3: Complex or unclear communicationFrom complex or unclear to clear and actionable communication
Problem 4: Unfeasible or unrealistic requirementsFrom unfeasible or unrealistic to feasible and realistic requirements
Problem 5: Unassigned responsibilityFrom unassigned to owned and supported responsibility
Problem 6: Not embedded in practiceFrom not embedded to embedded in practice

The JARGONFREE Compass uses the following steps to move from contract content to action – and from action to sustained and embedded practice:

  1. Make it relevant
  2. Structure and connect it
  3. Make it clear and actionable
  4. Align it with business reality
  5. Assign responsibility
  6. Embed it in practice

Together, these steps form an implementation pathway: a structured way to move from contract content to action, implementation, and sustained organisational practice.

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