The Complete Course on
Contracts & Project
Management

The Structure

This comprehensive training course consists of two modules which can be booked as a 10 Day Training event, or as individual 5 Day training courses.

Module 1 - The Complete Course on Contracts Management: Contracts Management Specialist

Module 2 - The Complete Course on Project Management: Project Management Specialist

Training Course Overview

This 10-day training course offers complete guidance for managing small – complex projects that includes the complexity of utilising procurement to deliver commercial transactions. Discover how to deliver project outputs which satisfy the clients’ needs and wants and are contractually appropriate. Project outputs which can deliver relevant project outcomes in order to generate benefit realisation for the organisation.

Using the PMI approach, this training course will examine the 5 phases of project management. From a contract perspective, it examines what a contract does (and does not), what each party signing up to the contract will do, and the consequences of not doing. In addition, soft skills are discussed such as leadership, stakeholder management, negotiation and project communication.

Training Course Objectives

By attending this COPEX training course delegates will be able to make a substantial, positive impact on the Contract and Project Management best practices within their organization, more specifically:

• Provide a Step-by-Step Guide to Project Management Best Practices
• Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Control, Closure
• Differences in Approach Between Different Legal & Contracting Systems
• Risk Allocation in Contract Management & Dispute Resolution in Contractual Disputes
• Project Risk Management
• Protecting Your Company’s Interests When Contracting Internationally

Designed For

This COPEX training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals who are involved in any aspect of Contract and Project Management and who want to understand, implement and improve the latest concepts, processes and ideas. For example:

• Contract Administrators & Contract Professionals
• Contracts Managers 
• Engineers or Contracts Operatives
• Existing & New Project Managers
• Project Team Members & Sponsors
• Managers of Project Portfolios

Training Course Outline

Amongst a wide range of valuable topics, the following will be prioritised:

• What is a Project and How Do They Get Started?
• The Project Managers Responsibilities, Leadership, Delegation, Communication and Conflict Handling Approaches
• Project Planning: Scope, Schedule, Cost and Quality
• Critical Chain, Risk Management, Change Control and Earned Value Management
• Project Audit, Meetings and Reporting, Tracking Deliverables, Project Closure and Lessons Learned
• What are Contracts, Contractual Relationships, the Tender Process
• Forms of Agreement, Hierarchy of Terms and Conditions, Different Contracts and Structures
• Documents, Bonds and Guarantees, Letters of Intent, Comfort or Awareness and Insurance Policies
• Changes to Contract Documents, Variations and Changes, Claims, Delay and Disruption
• Conflict Avoidance, Negotiation, Litigation, Arbitration and Contract Mediation

The Certificate

• COPEX Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

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