CMQA-406 Quality Assured Contract Management

CMQ-406 (2 week)

Quality Assured Contract Management

A Training Program That Starts You Off In Building Excellence In Contract Management

A VERY PRACTICAL PROGRAM

A 2 week Training Program

This program covers the Best Practices in Quality Assurance and Improvement as Applied to Contract Management. Program Content includes Examining and Discussion of the purpose, requirements and conditions of contracts, including contracts for supply, maintenance and construction work. Reviewed the skills needed to award and manage contracts effectively, whether these contracts are related to projects or the purchase of products and services.

Program Schedule

Worldwide Training Dates

USA Training Schedule

10-21 May 09 (Dubai)
11-22 May 09 (Qatar)
8-19 June 09 (London)
18-29 June 09 (Paris)
4-15 July 09 (London)
6-17 July 09 (Dubai)
9-20 Aug 09 (Kula Lumpur)
13-24 Sept 09 (Dubai)
14-25 Sept 09 (Qatar)
12-23 Oct 09 (London)
22 Oct - 2 Nov 09 (Paris)
8-19 Nov 09 (Dubai)
9-20 Nov 09 (Kuwait)
9-20 Nov 09 (Kula Lumpur)
14-25 Dec 09 (London)
24 Dec 09 - 4 Jan 2010 (Paris)
3-14 Jan 2010 (Dubai)
4-15 Jan 2010 (Qatar)

18-29 May 09 (San Francisco)
29 July - 9 Aug 09 (San Francisco)
20-31 July 09 (San Francisco)
21 Sept - 2 Oct 09 (San Francisco)
16-27 Nov 09 (San Francisco)
27 Dec 09 - 7 Jan 10 (San Francisco)

This is a Best Industry Practice Program...

This program helps you identifying what are the industry best practices, and understanding how we will implement similar practices in our organization.

What is Covered in this Program?

You will learn about the Best Worldwide Practices in Contract Administration

Methodology
Planning
Technology Issues
Implementation Management

Who Should Attend?

Senior and Intermediate Staff. Personnel with responsibility for Contract Origination, Formulation, Processing, Contract Award, Contract Administration, Supervision Control. Project, Contracting, Purchase, Administration, Finance, Audit Personnel.

Prerequisites and Program Pre-Preparation

This program is in English. The participant should understand spoken English. If you wish to study the program materials before the program these can be obtained by payment of half the program fee. Whenever you attend a deduction of this amount will be allowed from payable program fee. Please note this offer is available only to Corporate Customers.

Certificate of Participation and Completion:-

On completion participants will be awarded a "Certificate of Successful Completion".
Program Instructor may decide to award a Letter of Recommendation for High Performers during the program.

Program Topics

Quality Assurance Discussed throughout Program
Contract Management: the problem areas.
What is Quality Assurance in Contract Management.
Types of Contracts :
- Supply,
- Maintenance,
- Construction Fixed Price or
- Reimbursable Cost EPC
For each type…associated…
- Productivity Risks
- Financial Risks
- Main Conditions of Contract
- Other Areas of Concern
Purpose, Content, Procedure and What Can Go Wrong in Contract Processes…
- Prequalification
- The Tendering Process
- Evaluation of Tenders
- Flowcharting the Processes
- Pre-Qualification and ISO-9000
Preparing the Contract Plan
Negotiating Strategy and Tactics
- Pre-award Negotiations
- Negotiation of Changes and Variation Orders
- Negotiating Disputes and Claims
- Win-Win Philosophy
- Expectations Changing Expectations
- Planning Preparation
- Tricks others may play
Administering Contracts
- The Business Legal Environment
- The Problem Areas
- Do’s and Don’ts
- Letters Notices
- Documentation
- Productivity Killer Attitudes
- Programs, Progress, Delivery Schedules and Expediting
- Quality and Substitutes
- Variation Orders
Claims and Counter-Claims
- What are they?
- Minimizing Claims
- Your Counter Claims
  - Penalty Liquidated Damages
  - Consequential Losses
  - Insurance
  - Warranty
  - Guarantees
How to effectively use lessons learn’t on a Contract.
Preparing Tender Documents
- Standardization
- Various Sections – their purpose and significance
Finally you may want to give a thought to…
- Cost-Benefit Approach to Decisions
- Longer term interests of company
- Benefits of Supplier Development
- Emerging Contract and Procurement Philosophies.

For Latest Program Schedule Email:

cmqa406@EuroTraining.com

Registration Recommendations

It is recommended you nominate two participants together for this program.

Single nominations will also be considered.

About ETL and this Program…

Euro Training Ltd is a pioneer in providing Benchmarking, ISO9001:2008, CI, BPR, QS9000, CMM and TQM Training.

While designing this program ETL’s Objective was to research, compile and keep updated at one place the best worldwide methodologies in Benchmarking and have the same available to industry as one training program.

Many case studies are discussed in this program including those from Business, Industry, Government and Service Organizations.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Please complete the Registration Form (Available at http://www.eurotraining.com/etl-reg.html) and FAX to UK +44 207 6811444 or Email to: euro@eurotraining.com
Fee is USD $7800 (€5,900) per participant includes Course Materials, Certificate, Refreshments and Lunch. (VAT is Extra Where Applicable)
Accommodation is not included in Program fee. Special rates will be available at venue hotel for the participants.
Program Fee information is available by Emailing: fees@eurotraining.com . Fee is payable by Bank Transfer or Bank Draft in favor of the local representative office.
Early Registration & Payment discount is 10% - if registration and fee payment is made at least 45 days before start of the program.
Fee includes Course Materials, Certificate/s, Refreshments and Lunch. Program Timings are 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM but on some days (to be announced by instructor/s) you may be asked to attend from 3:00 PM to 7:30 PM. For First Day Program Timings see your Joining Instructions.

Quality Assured Contract Management CMQA-406