A Bastion challenge · 90 days
Convert earned enterprise contracts into cash
The opening enterprise invoice is already earned but still requires procurement completion and a contractual collection lag. Sales pipeline growth cannot pay this week's obligations before those steps finish. Complete the existing procurement work, distinguish its cash realization date from recurring revenue, and fund the dated obligations while the collection matures. Bastion bills by seat, with 20% annual opening contracts. Build pipelines is independent; Compliance reports requires Build pipelines; Artifact registry requires Build pipelines; Release approvals requires Build pipelines. Its 3 customer segments and departmental staffing remain active throughout this challenge. Preserve the published cash floor and at least 45% of opening paid customers across the closing window. Ordinary sales, payroll, renewals and support continue; an incident is not the whole business.
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Review points
These milestones describe when to review the business. They are context for your decisions, not a prescribed solution.
- Day 0
Complete the existing procurement work, distinguish its cash realization date from recurring revenue, and fund the dated obligations while the collection matures.
Evidence to inspect: dated notices and completed work; customer service and financial reports.
- Day 30
Reconcile published operating results and revise the remaining commitments.
Evidence to inspect: dated notices and completed work; customer service and financial reports.
- Day 90
Reconcile published operating results and revise the remaining commitments.
Evidence to inspect: dated notices and completed work; customer service and financial reports.