Recurring revenue & contract metrics · Working
Remaining performance obligations
Also called: RPO
ELI5
Contracted revenue expected to be recognised in future for unsatisfied or partly unsatisfied obligations, under applicable reporting rules.
Used in conversation
“Can we state who receives the right created by remaining performance obligations, and when it applies?”
Pitch context
You will see “Remaining performance obligations” in go-to-market plans, sales forecasts, account reviews and commercial proposals when the discussion reaches recurring revenue & contract metrics.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret recurring revenue & contract metrics without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Connected terms
- Recovery point objectiveThe search label “RPO” can route to both entries.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- IFRS Foundation — IFRS GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16