Project management is growing exponentially. It’s now used in virtually all industries. When the lines between contract management and project management blur, clear communication and a working knowledge of each discipline’s core elements and competencies are vital to the success of a contract or project. This course Reflects the latest practices in the project management field and viewed from the special perspective of contracting professionals.
- Personnel who are seeking in-depth knowledge on managing their contractual partners who are executing their projects.
- Individuals involved in contract and/or business-related negotiations, individuals involved in negotiating the procurement of goods and/or services, manpower and different types of material or supplies.
To enhance the participants’ knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform project plans and develop project budget as well as techniques needed to communicate and manage contractors during the implementation phase
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the major processes in project management related contract framework
- Determine the major activities, steps and tools to manage a contracting partner who is executing the project
- Devise the contracting strategy for a project and recognize the main contractual provisions that can affect it
- Develop project plans to manage contracts and to deal with deviations effectively
- Determine different types of contracts and understand their impacts on the relationship with the contractors
- Describe the post award main processes including control techniques, change management, and contract administration
- Introduction
- Definition of a project and project management
- Project and contract relationship
- Project life cycle
- Project stakeholders
2. Principles of Contracts
- Contract Definition
- Contract framework
- Objectives of contract management
- Knowing your contract
- Contract scope of work
- Contract terms and conditions
- Contracting stages
3. Pre-Award Phase
- Development of the business case
- Project charter
- Project scope statement
- Contracting plan
- Locating contractors
- Contractors pre-qualification
- Developing the project plan
4. Project Planning
- Work breakdown structure
- Duration and resources estimation
- Relationships between activities
- Network diagrams
- Critical path analysis
- Gantt chart
- Milestone charts
- Resource allocation
- Project budgeting
- Project and contract risk management
5. Award Phase
- Evaluation plan
- Terms and conditions
- Fixed price contracts
- Cost reimbursable contracts
- Time and material contracts
6. Post Award Phase
- Contract administration
- Project status and progress reporting
- deviations Management
- Tools used for managing projects and contracts
- Variation orders
- Claims and disputes
- Breach of contract
