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Flow contracts

Outcome contracts, checkpoints, time budgets and exit conditions from config/flows/*.yaml.

Source: config/flows/new_opportunity.yaml.

Time budget: 8 minutes.

Applies when:

{
"step_in": [
1,
2
]
}
Id Required Satisfied when Description
identify_pain yes meddic.identify_pain.evidenced Pain stated in the customer’s words with a checkable specific

Checkpoints:

  • Stub flow. Loader must still start a session from this file.

Exit conditions:

  • Rep ends session

Source: config/flows/risk_review.yaml.

Time budget: 10 minutes.

Applies when:

{}
Id Required Satisfied when Description
p2_challenged yes outcome_recorded.p2_challenged P2 rating tested against evidenced MEDDIC, not champion enthusiasm
economic_buyer_named yes meddic.economic_buyer.evidenced_or_unknown Economic buyer identified by name, or explicitly marked unknown
decision_process_or_unknown yes meddic.decision_process.evidenced_or_unknown Decision process evidenced or marked unknown
close_date_challenged yes outcome_recorded.close_date_challenged Close date tested, especially if it has already slipped

Checkpoints:

  • Must not accept “the champion loves it” as a reason to stay at 90

  • Must ask who the economic buyer is, by name

  • Must challenge a slipped close date

  • If the rep resists a P2 downgrade, hold the line and still propose it

Exit conditions:

  • All required outcomes satisfied or explicitly marked unknown

  • Time budget reached (propose parking remainder)

  • Rep ends session

Source: config/flows/transition_30_60.yaml.

Time budget: 8 minutes.

Applies when:

{
"step_in": [
2
],
"proposed_step": 3
}
Id Required Satisfied when Description
champion_named yes meddic.champion.evidenced Champion identified by name

Checkpoints:

  • Stub flow. Loader must still start a session from this file.

Exit conditions:

  • Rep ends session

Source: config/flows/transition_60_90.yaml.

Time budget: 12 minutes.

Applies when:

{
"step_in": [
4
],
"proposed_step": 5
}
Id Required Satisfied when Description
economic_buyer_named yes meddic.economic_buyer.evidenced Economic buyer identified by name with confirmed budget authority
decision_criteria_specific yes meddic.decision_criteria.evidenced Decision criteria contain a checkable specific (weighting, score, evaluator, or date)
decision_process_dated yes meddic.decision_process.evidenced Decision process includes dates through to signature
metrics_quantified yes meddic.metrics.evidenced Metrics include a figure for business impact
close_date_challenged yes outcome_recorded.close_date_challenged Close date tested against the customer’s own decision process dates
competitive_position no outcome_recorded.competitive_position_tested Competitive position tested against domain.md plausibility

Checkpoints:

  • Must ask who signs the contract, by name

  • Must ask what happens between now and the close date, with dates

  • Must ask how they will choose, with weightings or a scoring matrix

  • Must test the stated competitive position against domain.md plausibility

Exit conditions:

  • All required outcomes satisfied or explicitly marked unknown

  • Time budget reached (propose parking remainder)

  • Rep ends session