Pro-active Contract Management

Objective

A one day training course for delegates who need to develop a contract management toolkit.

Content

Introduction

• What is a contract and who owns it?
• Understanding the importance of the contracting cycle?
• Why should we manage a contract?
• Identifying the objectives of contract management?

Managing the typical contract lifecycle

• Lead-in
• Gaining the knowledge for managing the contract
• The value of a contract summary
• Managing the lead-in process
• Transformation
• Is there a transformation period?
• Starting as we mean to go on
• Developing a monitoring framework
• What should we monitor?
• How do we monitor?
• When do we monitor?
• Who conducts the monitoring?
• The importance of monitoring to effective contract management
• Business as usual
• Building on the firm foundations
• Managing the contractor relationship – what about partnership?
• Effective performance management
• Change happens – managing it!
• Driving for continuous improvement
• Exit
• Natural or early termination
• Effective exit management
• Options for contract extension

Re-tendering Issues

• When should we consider re-tendering
• Planning for the tendering exercise

• Conclusions and Questions

Format

This is an interactive session that includes presentation, discussion, practical examples and case studies.  All delegates will receive a comprehensive delegate handbook and supporting CD