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Project Management of Contract and Procurement Management
Contractsw, Risks and Legal Issues in Projects

Suppliers or sub-contractors do substantial portions of projects. The success or failure of a project is dependent on how well project managers plan, execute and control the external relationships that involves procurement and is established by contracting. Organiztions enter into various forms of contractural arrangements to implement the scope of supply or sub-contract, from fixed price to cost-type.

The focus of this course is on the effective management of that part of the project that is performed by another organizational entity. Participants will learn tools and techniques for effective project management, and how these apply to procurement activities and contractual arrangements.

Who Must Attend? | The Benefits | Program Details | Public Course Schedule


Who Must Attend?

This two-day course is targeted specifically at professionals in Sales, Engineering, Operations, Field Service, and IT, as well as the senior management population who wish to broaden their understanding of contracts and project management and the techniques to avoid disputes and legal problems.

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The Benefits

This course will help you to:
  • Effectively plan, structure, and control projects to minimize risk, conflicts, and misunderstandings;
  • Assess your own project management skills and create a personal action plan for improvement;
  • Manage contracts and avoid legal pitfalls;
  • Manage conflicts and apply methods to resolve conflicts that do arise;
  • Understand sources of risk in a project and learn methods to minimize and mitigate those risks.
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Program Details

 
Day 1

The Project Management Method

  • Your role and responsibility.
  • How the project manager operates across functions.
  • How do I define my project?
  • What do I do as a project manager?
  • A model for project planning, control and reporting.

The Project Management Life Cycle

Process Groups Framework for Project Management

Critical Issues in Contracts and Procurement

International Perspective for Contracts and Procurement

  • Realities and trends

The Project Manager's Role in Contracts and Procurement Processes

Introduction to Contracts and Procurement Processes

Contract Life Cycle

Requirement Process

  • Plan purchases and acquisitions
  • Make-or-buy analysis
  • Contract SOW
  • Performance
  • Function
  • Design

Requisition Process

  • Plan contracting
  • Documentation
  • RFP/RFT
  • Qualified seller lists
  • Standard contract form
  • Special conditions
  • Letter of agreement, intent
  • Concept of Privity
  • Sole sourcing and single sourcing


Day 2

Solicitation Process

  • Obtaining bids and proposals
  • Methods to request sellers' responses
  • Vendor and Pre-Bid conferences
  • Qualified sellers list
  • Proposals
  • Advertising

Awarding Contracts - Selecting Sellers

  • Trade-off studies
  • Weighted evaluation system
  • Independent estimate
  • Supplier historical record
  • Screening evaluation
  • Focused presentation
  • Negotiation

Contract Administration Process

  • Define a contract
  • Contract types; advantages and disadvantages, risks

Fixed Price Contracts

  • Firm fixed price
  • Fixed price plus economic adjuctment
  • Fixed price plus incentive

Cost Plus

  • Cost plus fixed fee
  • Cost plus award fee
  • Cost plus inventive fee

Time-and-Material Contract Change Control Procurement Management

  • Supply chain and value chain
  • Concept of commodity
  • Custom/unique products and services
    • Tactics: stocking or forward buying
    • Blanket purchase order
    • Split order - Multiple source
  • Seller performance management

Contract Closure

  • When is contract closure done?
  • Tasks that comprise contract closure
  • Contract termination

Lessons Learned




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