Contract Management

It is easy to overlook the importance of contract management because it seems to be a boring, mundane topic.

It is easy to overlook the importance of contract management because it seems to be a boring, mundane topic. Contracts, however, are the basis of most business relationships. If contracts are managed well, business relationships will flourish. If they are not, companies face financial loss, relationship harm, and damaged reputations.

With our course your participants will learn the insides and outs of Contract Management. Contracts are made with vendors, employees, customers, partnerships, and these agreements must be managed carefully. In order to effectively implement Contract Management it is necessary to understand all the small details, and that is what you get with this workshop.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP FOR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT:

Training Manuals	PowerPoint Slides
Instructor’s Guide	Quick Reference Job Aids
Icebreakers, Activities, & Exercise Files	Pre-Assignments, Pre-/Post-Assessments
Promotional Advertorials	Lesson Plans with Flip Chart Notes

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT COURSE OUTLINE:

Module One: Getting Started

Icebreaker
Housekeeping Items
The Parking Lot
Workshop Objectives

Module Two: Defining Contract Management

What is Contract Management?
Contract Types
Contract Elements
Risks of Poor Contract Management
Case Study
Module Two: Review Questions

Module Three: Legal and Ethical Contract Management

Contract Law I
Contract Law II
Defining Ethical Contract Management
Ethical Breaches
Case Study
Module Three: Review Questions

Module Four: Contract Management Requests

Choosing Potential Bidders
RFPs and Technology
Calculating Value
Making a Choice
Case Study
Module Four: Review Questions

Module Five: How to Create a Contract

Templates and Software
Compliance
Wording
Risks of Noncompliance
Case Study
Module Five: Review Questions

Module Six: Contract Negotiations

Be Prepared
Prioritize Terms
Remain Professional
Execute the Contract
Case Study
Module Six: Review Questions

Module Seven: Assess Performance

What Performance Can Be Assessed
Creating Metrics
Measuring Performance
Improving Performance
Case Study
Module Seven: Review Questions

Module Eight: Relationships

Qualities of Effective Relationships
Relationship Pitfalls
Building Trust
Maintaining Relationships
Case Study
Module Eight: Review Questions

Module Nine: Amending Contracts

Redlines and Strikeouts
Replacing Clauses
Describing Amendments
Amendment Status
Case Study
Module Nine: Review Questions

Module Ten: Conducting Audits

Why Audit?
Plan
Establishing Procedures
Investigate and Report
Case Study
Module Ten: Review Questions

Module Eleven: Renewing Contracts

Involve Stakeholders
Review
Check for Accuracy and Changes
Update or Cancel
Case Study
Module Eleven: Review Questions

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

Words from the Wise
Review of Parking Lot
Lessons Learned
Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations

Training Topics

Administrative Skills

Accountability in the Workplace

Administrative Office Procedures

Administrative Support

Business Writing

Meeting Management

Organizational Skills

Social Media in the Workplace

Career Development

Assertiveness and Self Confidence

Communication Strategies

Creative Problem Solving

Entrepreneurship

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation Skills

Personal Branding

Project Management (6th Edition)

Time Management

Women in Leadership

Human Resources

Business Succession Planning

Contract Management

Crisis Management

Developing a Lunch and Learn

Diversity and Inclusion

Employee Onboarding

Employee Recruitment

Employee Termination Processes

Hiring Strategies

Human Resource Management

Managing Workplace Harassment

Measuring Results from Training

Millennial Onboarding

Office Health and Safety

Sensitivity Training

Talent Management

Train the Trainer

Unconscious Bias

Universal Safety Practices

Workplace Bullying

Workplace Diversity

Workplace Harassment

Workplace Violence

Personal Development

Adult Learning – Mental Skills

Adult Learning – Physical Skills

Anger Management

Attention Management

Being a Likeable Boss

Critical Thinking

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence at Work

Goal Setting and Getting Things Done

Improving Mindfulness

Improving Self-Awareness

Increasing Your Happiness

Job Search Skills

Life Coaching Essentials

Managing Personal Finances

Managing Workplace Anxiety

Personal Productivity

Public Speaking

Social Intelligence

Social Learning

Stress Management

Taking Initiative

Trust Building and Resilience

Work-Life Balance

Supervisors and Managers

Budgets and Financial Reports

Coaching and Mentoring

Conducting Annual Employee Reviews

Developing New Managers

Employee Motivation

Facilitation Skills

Knowledge Management

Leadership and influence

Lean Process and Six Sigma

Manager Management

Middle Manager

Office Politics for Managers

Performance Management

Self Leadership

Supervising Others

Team Building Through Chemistry

Virtual Team Building & Management

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