The Contracts & Project Management MBA

Course Code: PMCM 129

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World-class organisations understand well the benefits of lower total cost and higher productivity resulting from mastering best practices in the important phases of project and contract management. With a focus on the best practices for processes, methods, and techniques, this Contracts & Project Management MBA training seminar will make a great contribution to the skill sets of those involved in contracts and projects.

This training seminar provides both strategic and practical insights into:

Preparing and administration of both the project plan and the contract

Critical contractor selection & contractor negotiations

Identifying and analyzing project and contract risk

Selecting and leading project and contract teams

Setting and Measuring Project and Contractor Performance goals

The training seminar is split into two modules:

MODULE I - Mastering Project Management

MODULE II - Mastering Contracts Management The Oxford 5-Day MBA

Each module is structured and can be taken as a stand-alone training course; however, delegates will maximise their benefits by taking Module 1 and 2 back-to-back as a two-weeks training course.

Knowing your outcomes before you start a project
Dealing with volatile materials pricing
Discussing the importance of planning and how to manage the Planning Process
Learning about contract types and how they transfer risk
Defining and how to take massive action
Exploring the various pricing models used in preparing proposals
Methods of how to keep the team focused on the delivery goal
Developing negotiation skill sets to gain the organisation’s objectives
How to set up and operate disciplines required to monitor and control projects
Understanding important aspects of contractor price and cost analysis

Contracts Management Professionals
Project Management Professionals
Tendering, Purchasing, Contract Administration Professionals and Personnel
Engineering, Operational, Finance, and Maintenance Professionals

Introduction to Projects
What is a Project?
Benefits of Project Management
Why some Projects fail, Project Creep?
The Business Case – It’s importance and relevance
Developing a clear Project Scope and Objectives
Leadership in Projects – What does it mean to you?
Stakeholder Management – The first stage of risk assessment
Scoping and Laying the Foundations
Project Financial Evaluation, how is it done?
Project Cash Flow
Building the Project Management Team
Important Team Dynamics
Breaking the Project into its Main Components
How to assess Project Risk?
Risk Management – ensuring your practice prevention
Components of Project Cost

Monitoring and Controlling Projects
Developing your Project Plan using a robust planning process
Effective Planning and Project Control
Tracking you are still delivering the Project – data information
Project Scheduling
Project Control and Earned Value Management
How to Manage Conflict in your Project
Organising for Success and Gaining & Maintaining Commitment
Project Communications
Meeting Skills
Keys in Reducing Tensions
The Project Support Office
Project Negotiations Tactics
What are the key skill areas needed?

Staying Focused, Delivering and Closing Your Project
An Introduction to Creative Thinking
Formally Closing the Project
Lessons Learned and Creating Learning Culture
Reducing Waste and Unnecessary Work

Module II - Mastering Contracts Management: The Oxford 5-Day MBA

Good Contracting and Procurement Practice
Elements of a Good Contracting and Procurement Process
Cost and Pricing
Cost Analysis
Allocating Overheads
What is a Fair Profit?
Pricing Models

Contract Types and Payments
Managing Risk
Contract Risk Sharing Continuum
Implications of Contract Types
Fixed Price and Cost-Reimbursement Contracts
Innovative Contract Types
Economic Price Adjustment Clauses
Invoices and Payments
Parties to Letter of Credit
Source Selection and Contract Development
Processes for Source Qualification
Developing Pre-qualification and Tendering Criteria
Rules for Drafting the Contract
Terms & Conditions
Forming the Contract
Use of Performance Based Contracting

Contract Negotiations
Role of Negotiation
Negotiation—What Is It?
Characteristics of a Good Negotiator
Basic Rules of Negotiation, Part 1 - A Quote is never a concrete number
Basic Rules of Negotiation, Part 2 - The Best prepared wins
Basic Rules of Negotiation, Part 3 - Have many issues and a BATNA
Negotiation Tactics
Contract Administration and Close Out
Post Award Functions - Overview and Responsibilities
Contract Administration Duties
Scope of Work Variations
Contract Disputes
Termination
Contract Close-Out

Boost certificate of completion

BOOST's Professional Attendance Certificate “BPAC” is always given to the delegates after completing the training course, and depends on their attendance of the program at a rate of no less than 80%, besides their active participation and engagement during the program sessions.

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COURSE METHODOLOGY

Our Training programs are implemented by combining the participants' academic knowledge and practical practice (30% theoretical / 70% practical activities).

At The end of the training program, Participants are involved in practical workshop to show their skills in applying what they were trained for. A detailed report is submitted to each participant and the training department in the organization on the results of the participant's performance and the return on training. Our programs focus on exercises, case studies, and individual and group presentations.

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