On Demand: Effective Contract Management

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Classify and differentiate “post-award activities” versus “pre-award activities.”
• Plan and facilitate a contract/project kick off meeting.
• Use standardized tools and standard operating procedures.
• Train the project manager and supplier on project monitoring, documentation, and deliverables.
• Manage rejections and remedies.
• Successfully mediate and resolve a dispute by a contractor.
• Successfully modify a contract.
• Make a decision to terminate a contract.

This offering is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:  

• Entry-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as assistants, coordinators, buyers, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.   

• Non-procurement managers and supervisors who are responsible for either the procurement function or staff who provide procurement functions under delegated authority.   

• Professionals who are employed by governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly-owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly-funded or created organizations) that either serve within or manage the procurement function.  

• Suppliers or representatives of suppliers seeking to understand the public procurement function from a holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.