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, 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 course!

Completing this course will confer 2 CPD Credits towards internationally recognised Continuous Professional Development Requirements within organisations operating this kind of staff development methodology.

Course Outline

Module One: Getting Started

Module Two: Defining Contract Management

• What is Contract Management?
• Contract Types
• Contract Elements
• Risks of Poor Contract Management
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Module Three: Legal and Ethical Contract Management

• Contract Law I
• Contract Law II
• Defining Ethical Contract Management
• Ethical Breaches
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Module Four: Contract Management Requests

• Choosing Potential Bidders
• RFPs and Technology
• Calculating Value
• Making a Choice
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Module Five: How to Create a Contract

• Templates and Software
• Compliance
• Wording
• Risks of Noncompliance
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Module Six: Contract Negotiations

• Be Prepared
• Prioritize Terms
• Remain Professional
• Execute the Contract
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Module Seven: Assess Performance

• What Performance Can Be Assessed
• Creating Metrics
• Measuring Performance
• Improving Performance
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Module Eight: Relationships

• Qualities of Effective Relationships
• Relationship Pitfalls
• Building Trust
• Maintaining Relationships
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Module Nine: Amending Contracts

• Redlines and Strikeouts
• Replacing Clauses
• Describing Amendments
• Amendment Status
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Module Ten: Conducting Audits

• Why Audit?
• Plan
• Establishing Procedures
• Investigate and Report
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Module Eleven: Renewing Contracts

• Involve Stakeholders
• Review
• Check for Accuracy and Changes
• Update or Cancel
• Case Study
• Review Questions