SKILL ROADMAP 71 · ADVANCED AND EMERGING PATHS

Technology Contracts

Contract basics → Software licences → SaaS and cloud → Data processing agreements → Open source → IT outsourcing → Negotiation

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1 What this path is

Technology contracts govern how software, cloud services and data are bought, sold and shared.

The work involves contract drafting, technology understanding and commercial negotiation.

Strengthen contract basics.
Learn: the Contract Drafting Roadmap first.
Practise: by reviewing a standard agreement.
Learn software licences.
Learn: licence scope, restrictions and ownership.
Practise: by drafting a software licence.
Learn SaaS and cloud agreements.
Learn: service levels, uptime, data location and liability.
Practise: by reviewing a SaaS agreement for the customer.
Learn data processing agreements.
Learn: what DPDP and GDPR expect in contracts with processors.
Practise: by drafting a data processing agreement.
Learn open source.
Learn: the difference between permissive and copyleft licences.
Practise: by explaining the obligations of two common open source licences.
Learn IT outsourcing.
Learn: outsourcing agreements and transition clauses.
Practise: by reviewing an exit clause.
Negotiate.
Learn: typical negotiation points in tech deals.
Practise: with a negotiation role play.

You lead technology transactions independently.

These checklists are for honest self assessment. They are not an official certification.

Technology transaction teams and tech company legal teams.

Reviews and drafts.