Contracts and Vendor Management - School of Continuing Education, University Of Wisconsin

	Contracts and Vendor Management

	This course reviews steps associated with identifying work that should be done external to the project, and corresponding steps to selecting and developing a contract with the seller. At the end of this course you will be able to interpret, evaluate and administer contracts throughout the Project Management Life Cycle. Value to the Participant - Experience smoother contract development, negotiations, and execution - Improve delivery from your providers - Establish greater accountability between buyers and sellers - Effectively manage contracts - Attain expectations from vendors while maintaining a positive relationship Earn a Project Management Certificate
More ▼ Seminar Outline Initiating • Terminology • Roles and responsibilities in contracts • Project management lifecycle and contract management • Project managers and contracts • Contract terminology • Boilerplate contract language - Review of commonly used clauses - Purpose - Mandatory/optional - Sample phrases • Types of contracts - Employment - Financial - Intellectual property - Asset protection • Identifying needed contracts - Current inventory - Proposed needed contracts Planning • Project and contract work breakdown structures • How the WBS aids in contract development • Contract planning process - Request for information - Request for quote - Request for proposal - Statement of work • Evaluation criteria for contract selection • Bidders conference • Developing a contract work breakdown structure Execute and Control • Developing contract evaluation criteria • Evaluating responses • Contract negotiations • Contract administration - Metrics tracking - Reporting - Escalation • Contract violations • Closing out a contract within a project Closing • Contract close-out • Transferring contract responsibility • Lessons learned Close ▲
	This program can be applied toward the: Project Management Certificate
	Prerequisites Project Management Foundations or experience working as a project manager (not a project lead or team member).



	Thu.-Fri., Sept. 26-27 8:30am-4:30pm Location: UWM School of Continuing Education (Click link for directions) Instructor: Barbara M. Farmerie , MBA, PMP Fee: $845 CEUs: 1.4/PDUs: 14 Program No. 5025-0502 Add To Registration Form Check Registration Form

	Wed.-Thu., Mar. 12-13, 2014 8:30am-4:30p.m.pm Location: UWM School of Continuing Education (Click link for directions) Instructor: Barbara M. Farmerie , MBA, PMP Fee: $845 Enrollment Limit: 25 Program No. 5025-6300 Registration Deadline: Thu., Mar. 13, 2014 Add To Registration Form Check Registration Form


	For more information, contact:
		Maribeth Sacho, Program Associate, msacho@uwm.edu, 414-227-3337 Anne O'Meara, Program Director, aomeara@uwm.edu, 414-227-3311

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