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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.93

                          PHANTOM SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT
                        (AUTOMATIC ANNUAL GRANT VERSION)

         THIS AGREEMENT is made the [DAY] DAY OF [MONTH], [YEAR] (the
"Grant Date") by and between Compuware Corporation (the "Company") and the
undersigned ("Grantee"), pursuant to the Compuware Corporation 2002 Directors
Phantom Stock Plan (the "Plan"). Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in the Plan.

         WHEREAS, the Company desires to encourage the Grantee to make
significant and extraordinary contributions to the long-term performance and
growth of the Company and to join the interests of Grantee with the interests of
the shareholders of the Company;

         WHEREAS, Section 6(a) of the Plan provides that a grant of Phantom
Shares will be made to each Participant then serving on the date provided
therein;

         WHEREAS, this Agreement is intended to document such award to the
Grantee pursuant to the Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto;

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, it is agreed between the parties as
follows:

         1.       GRANT OF PHANTOM SHARE AWARD.  Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, including without limitation the vesting conditions set forth
in Section 2 of this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee a total
of [SHARES] Phantom Shares.

         2.       VESTING, TERMINATION AND ACCELERATION.

                  (a)    Subject to Section 2(b), the Phantom Shares granted
                         hereby shall vest and become payable on the date the
                         Grantee ceases to be a director of the Company.

                  (b)    All unvested Phantom Shares held by the Grantee shall
                         immediately terminate and be forfeited to the Company
                         if the Grantee ceases to be a director of the Company
                         because the Grantee has been removed from the Board of
                         Directors for Cause.

                  (c)    Upon the vesting of any Phantom Shares subject to this
                         Agreement, the Company shall pay the Value of such
                         vested Phantom Shares in cash to the Grantee. The
                         amount of such payment shall be equal to the number of
                         Phantom Shares then vested (and not previously paid)
                         multiplied by the Value.

         3.       NON-ASSIGNABILITY. The Award and Phantom Shares subject to
this Agreement shall not be transferable, other than (a) by will, (b) by the
laws of descent and distribution, or (c) pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order as defined in the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder. Payments with respect to the
Phantom Shares subject to this Agreement shall be payable, during the lifetime
of the Grantee, only to the

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Grantee. No purported assignment or transfer of this Award or these Phantom
Shares, or of the rights represented thereby, whether voluntary or involuntary,
by operation of law or otherwise, in contravention of this Section 3 shall vest
in the purported assignee or transferee any interest or right whatsoever.

         4.       ADJUSTMENTS.  In the event of any stock dividend,
reclassification, subdivision or combination, or similar transaction affecting
the Company, the number of Phantom Shares subject to this Agreement are subject
to adjustment as provided in the Plan.

         5.       RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER.  Grantee shall not have any of the
rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Award or Phantom
Shares evidenced by this Agreement, including without limitation any voting
rights or rights to receive dividends.

         6.       WITHHOLDING. The Company shall have the right to withhold from
Grantee's payment or require Grantee to remit sufficient funds to satisfy
applicable withholding tax obligations upon the making of any payment following
the vesting of Phantom Shares, if determined by the Company to be necessary or
appropriate under applicable law.

         7.       NOTICES. Every notice relating to this Agreement shall be in
writing. All notices to the Company shall be delivered to the President of the
Company at the Company's headquarters. All notices by the Company to the Grantee
shall be delivered to the Grantee personally or addressed to the Grantee at the
Grantee's last residence address as then contained in the records of the Company
or such other address as the Grantee may designate. Either party by notice to
the other may designate a different address to which notices shall be addressed.
Any notice given by the Company to the Grantee at the Grantee's last designated
address shall be effective to bind any other person who shall acquire rights
hereunder.

         8.       GOVERNING LAW.  This Agreement (a) shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan without giving
effect to conflict of laws, and (b) is not valid unless it has been manually
signed by the Grantee and the Company.

         9.       VENUE. Grantee hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of any United States Federal or Michigan state court sitting in
Detroit, Michigan in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement and irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or
proceeding may be heard and determined in any such United States Federal or
Michigan state court. Grantee irrevocably consents to the service of any and all
process in any such action or proceeding brought in any court in or of the State
of Michigan by the delivery of copies of such process to the Grantee at the
Grantee's last residence address as then contained in the records of the Company
or such other address as the Grantee may designate or by certified mail directed
to such address. Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of the Company
to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or limit the right of the
Company to bring any action or proceeding in the courts of any other
jurisdiction. Grantee hereby irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of
venue of any such suit or proceeding in the above-described courts.

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         10.      PROVISIONS OF PLAN CONTROLLING.  The provisions hereof are
subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of any conflict
between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the
provisions of the Plan shall control.

         11.      AMENDMENTS.  Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the
Board of Directors shall have the right, without approval of the Grantee, to
amend or revise the terms of this Agreement at any time.  Any such amendment
shall be in writing and shall be effective upon execution by the Company
following approval by the Board of Directors.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.

GRANTEE                                   COMPUWARE CORPORATION



                                          By:
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[firstname][lastname]                     Its: Chairman and CEO