Contract Management Essentials

Benefit from a deeper understanding of the roles and responsibilities associated with managing contracts on behalf of government. This program will build your confidence in applying best practice contract management principles and practices.

You will develop the skills to manage key contract deliverables, and manage supplier relationships to best demonstrate value for money and adherence to probity. Recognise common issues in managing performance and develop the skill to resolve disputes.

Key Content:

• Foundational knowledge and skills across key aspects of contract management
• Explore legal principles, manage disputes and undertake risk management
• Work with colleagues to apply contract management tools and techniques
• Understand how to assess and negotiate variation requests
• Benefits of contract management frameworks and contract management plans

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand contract management best practice across the public sector
• Recognise stages of contract formation, performance management, closure and review
• Develop a confident understanding of key terms and conditions in a contract
• Evaluate, seek approval and administer contract variations, and options and extensions
• Monitor and manage contract performance, constructively resolve disputes and
• disagreement
• Improved confidence in navigating disputes and disagreements in contracts
• Develop essential legal acumen to better understand and manage contracts
• Increased knowledge and skill in establishing KPIs and managing performance
• Recognise how to assess, evaluate and recommend or challenge variation requests