Contract Excellence Programme: A Complete Programme
Course Overview
This intensive programme equips professionals with the essential knowledge and skills to manage contracts effectively across their full lifecycle. Participants will explore three core responsibilities of contract managers:
1. **Managing contractual relationships** – understanding what contracts are, the types and risks they entail, and how to manage contractor relationships.
2. **Managing contract financials** – including price and cost analysis, financial securities, and managing claims and payments.
3. **Managing contracts dynamically** – ensuring contracts remain effective in changing circumstances through variations, administration, and documentation.
In addition, the course covers contractor performance management, service levels and KPIs, contract drafting and negotiation, handling disputes and terminations, and addressing sustainability and compliance issues.
The course concludes with an action planning exercise to help participants apply acquired skills directly in their workplace, supported by **6 months of post-course mentoring** for implementation success.
This Course Will Feature
* Building effective contractual relationships
* Managing costs, prices, bonds, guarantees, and payments
* Handling contract variations, liabilities, and administration
* Drafting and negotiating contracts with clarity
* Driving contractor performance through KPIs and SLAs
* Managing disputes, defaults, and terminations effectively
* Applying Incoterms® 2020, PPPs, and sustainability in contracts
* Creating actionable plans to apply knowledge in the workplace
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:
* Create and manage legally enforceable agreements with contractors
* Analyse prices, costs, and pricing models used by contractors
* Understand and apply contract securities such as bonds and guarantees
* Manage contract changes, liabilities, and documentation effectively
* Drive contractor performance through effective monitoring and KPIs
* Negotiate and draft robust contract documents
* Address disputes, defaults, and contract breaches with confidence
* Incorporate sustainability and social and environmental considerations in contracts
* Implement an action plan to apply contract excellence principles at work
Agenda
Managing the Contractual Relationship
* Contract law basics
* Contract types
* Contract risks
Managing the Contract Financials
* Cost & price analysis
* Bonds, guarantees, and warranties
* Managing payments
* Managing claims
Managing the Contract in a Dynamic World
* Managing contractual liabilities and indemnities
* Managing contract variations
* Contract documentation
* Contract administration
Contract Essentials – Letters of Credit
* Contract model terms
* Why industry standard contracts are popular
* Benefits of working with templates
* Case study: FIDIC Red Book
Managing the Contract to Get Results
* Managing contractor performance
* SLAs and KPIs
* Managing stakeholders
* Target costing and value engineering
Negotiation and Preparation of Contract Documents
* Contract negotiation
* Contract drafting
* Organizing for contract management
* Simplifying complex construction contracts
Planning and Implementing an Effective Contract Structure
* Contract remedies for default
* Managing contract disputes
* Contract termination
* IT tools for contract communication
Contracts Excellence – Incoterms® 2020
* Managing a sustainable supply chain
* Local content and in-country value
* Public-private partnerships
Course Review
* Summary and recap of key learning objectives
* Action planning
Training Methodology
The course combines **expert-led presentations, group discussions, case studies, and real-life contract scenarios**. Interactive role plays and workshops will help participants practise negotiation, drafting, and contract administration skills. The course concludes with an **action planning session** supported by **post-course mentoring for 6 months** to ensure workplace application.
Who Should Attend?
This programme is ideal for professionals involved in contracts, procurement, and commercial functions, including:
* Contract Engineers
* Contract Analysts
* Commercial Advisers
* In-house Legal Advisers
* Company Secretaries
* Procurement Team Members
* General Managers and Executives managing contracts
* Contract Administrators
* Anyone seeking a deeper understanding of contract terms and conditions
Enquiries and Registration
Enquiry at : admin@keleaders.com
Whatsapp: 0044 790 125 9494
For more details visit our website : www.keleaders.com
