Solution: Procurement & Subcontractor Payments

Automate Complex Project Payments with Trust, Traceability, and Speed

Procurement in project environments is messy: delayed approvals, unclear milestones, invoice disputes. PMPeople transforms the process by linking project milestones to smart contracts, enabling real-time payment tracking across buyer-seller organizations—with blockchain-backed integrity.

Automate project payments with milestone-based smart contracts

🎯 Common Procurement Challenges — Solved by PMPeople

Challenge: Manual approval chains and delayed payments

PMPeople Solution: Smart contract–driven payment events triggered by milestones

Trigger payments via smart contracts tied to milestones

Challenge: Disputes over deliverables and invoices

PMPeople Solution: Verified blockchain reporting for milestone confirmation

Confirm deliverables with blockchain-verified milestone reports

Challenge: Siloed financial data across buyer and supplier

PMPeople Solution: Shared payment objects visible to both organizations

Unified payment view for both buyer and supplier teams

Challenge: Lack of audit trails and accountability

PMPeople Solution: Immutable records of claims, approvals, and execution

Immutable audit trails for claims, approvals, and execution

🛠️ Key Features

Smart Payments

Smart contract-based payment events

Automate payments using smart contract events

Shared Visibility

Cross-org visibility for buyer and seller

Enable cross-organization visibility for buyers and sellers

Milestone Validation

Blockchain-secured milestone validation

Validate project milestones with blockchain security

Invoice Workflow

Invoice claim lifecycle: request, approve, reject, settle

Track invoice claims from request to settlement

Audit Trails

Full audit trails for contracts, payments, and scope

Comprehensive audit trails for contracts, payments, and scope

Real-World Use Case Scenarios

Subcontractor milestone payment workflow
1

Subcontractor milestone payment

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Supplier

Complete WP2

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PMPeople

Confirms milestone achievement, triggers a smart contract, and logs blockchain proof

Dispute resolution workflow
2

Dispute resolution

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Seller

Submits a payment claim

👔
Buyer’s PM

Reviews it against project data. If rejected, the reason is logged and a new claim can be submitted

Shared project execution workflow
3

Shared project execution

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Buyer

Monitors task progress and payments from the shared platform

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Seller

Monitors the same tasks and payments to stay aligned

📈 Measurable Impact

90%+reduction in payment disputes
60%faster payment cycle times
100%audit-ready payment records

🚀 Bring Trust and Speed to Project Procurement

Streamline project payments across organizations—with zero ambiguity and complete accountability.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)