Project Management for Contract Professionals

Overview

• Definition of a project and project management

• Project and contract relationship

• Project life cycle

• Project stakeholders

Principles of contracts

• Definition of a contract

• Elements of a contract

• Objectives of Contract Management

• Knowing your contract

• Scope of work

• Terms and conditions

• Stages of contracting

Pre-award phase

• Developing the business case

• Project charter

• Project scope statement

• Contracting plan

• Locating contractors

• Contractors pre-qualification

• Developing the project plan

Project planning

• Work breakdown structure

• Duration and resources estimation

• Relationships between activities

• Network diagrams

• Critical path analysis

• Developing a 'Gantt' chart

• Milestone charts

• Resource allocation

• Project budgeting

• Project and contract risk management

Award phase

• Evaluation plan

• Terms and conditions

• Fixed price contracts

• Cost reimbursable contracts

• Time and material contracts

Post award phase

• Contract administration

• Project status reporting

• Managing deviations

• Tools used to manage projects and contracts

• Variation orders

• Handling claims

• Dealing with disputes

• Breach of contract