Place yourself, for the moment, in the following scenario: You are a buyer, managing an outsourced software development project in which specifications and requirements may change drastically throughout the project life cycle. Now think of yourself as the supplier in this scenario.
Think about how different types of contracts might be administered within such a dynamic project context. What are the risks? How does supplier performance relate to contract management?
First, imagine you are the buyer. What specific types of contracts do you think will be appropriate in this situation and why? How is the risk distributed among the parties and what are the incentives for the parties to assume that risk? What regulatory requirements need to be considered?
Then imagine you are the supplier. What types of contracts do you think will be appropriate in this situation and why? Who bears the greatest risk? Who should be responsible to remedy the result(s) if risks materialize? How could these risks be mitigated?