Contract Management for Non-Contract Professionals

This course relies on individual and group exercises aimed at helping participants learn all key contract management activities. The course also features several case studies, presentations, and role-plays by participants, followed by plenary discussions. In addition, this course incorporates pre-and post-testing.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Outline the essential elements and phases of contracting
• Explain the critical legal concepts in contracting that can have a significant impact on the contractual relationship between involved parties
• Describe different types of contracts and relationships between parties
• List the documents needed to prepare a Request For Proposal (RFP) and the main steps required to prepare a contract
• List the activities needed to administer the contract post-award, including handling variations and claims

All non-contract/legal specialists involved in any step of the contracting process, including technical and non-technical professionals who would like to learn about contract elements, concepts, types, and processes.

• Contract management
• Identifying the scope of work
• Applying contractual obligations
• Applying types of contracts
• Recognizing terms and conditions
• Contract preparation