COURSE OVERVIEW

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Certified Professional in Contract Manager (CPCM). It covers the oral and written communication techniques, effective listening, self-awareness, team leadership and customer relationship management (CRM) techniques; the networking techniques, decision-making, critical-thinking, conflict management and succession planning; the financial statements and principles of budgeting, economics and marketing; the life cycle management, change management and financial management; and the project management, risk analysis, mitigation strategies and supply chain management. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the team roles and responsibilities; the organizational regulations, codes, policies and procedures; the elements of planning, market research techniques and tools and lifecycle management; the types of contracts, other contracts, agreements and arrangements and methods to solicit offers; the elements of a proposal package, proposal evaluation factors and owner-provided property; and the contract negotiation strategies and tactics as well as proposal evaluation techniques. 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the price and cost analysis, contract format methods and documentation techniques to mitigate risk; the types of contract changes, elements of a subcontract package, subcontract management techniques, legal dispute resolution and alternate dispute resolution methods; the forms of contract termination, quality management principles, types of audits and contract close-out procedures; the career planning and development, professional development techniques, goal setting and skills gap analysis; the SWOT analysis, knowledge transfer evaluation techniques and life balance tools and techniques; and the innovation development and implementation techniques.