Key details
Mode of delivery: Classroom-based
Course code: PCM25C
Duration: 5 days
Fee: £4,605.00 + VAT
CPD Hours: 6
Course Overview
This advanced course is designed for senior professionals and decision-makers who manage complex, high-value contracts. It covers advanced contract drafting, regulatory compliance, dispute resolution, and risk management in high-stakes commercial agreements. Participants will refine their negotiation strategies, enforcement mechanisms, and contract administration skills, ensuring contracts are legally sound, commercially viable, and strategically aligned. Ideal for senior contract managers, legal professionals, and executives, this course provides the expert knowledge needed to navigate complex contractual challenges with confidence.
Agenda
Day — 1 Contract Drafting
- What is effective drafting?
- The Three ‘C’s of drafting: Clarity. Conciseness, Consistency
- Negotiating the wording of terms and conditions
- Drafting best practices
Day — 2 Avoiding and Resolving Disputes
- Claims and disputes – what’s the difference?
- Conflict resolution styles
- Methods of resolving disputes, including Settlement by negotiation, Mediation, Expert determination, Adjudication, Arbitration, Litigation
Day — 3 Contract Administration and Processes
- Contract administration and change procedures
- Non-disclosure and confidential information
- Project completion, handover, and acceptance
- Contract kick-off and Contract close-out
Day — 4 Contracts – The Regulatory Dimension
- Local content provisions in contracts
- Health, safety & environment standards, including Safe working practices and Environmental protection
- Ethical compliance, including Anti-bribery and corruption and Modern slavery
- Legal compliance and restraints, and Permitting
Day — 5 Course Review
- Summary and recap of key learning objectives
- Action Planning
Post-Course
- Three (3) x hour-long Executive Coaching sessions at monthly intervals following Course Completion
Target Audience
- Procurement managers and supply chain professionals responsible for contract strategy and risk assessment.
- Project managers who handle contract variations, delays, and performance issues.
- Legal and compliance professionals involved in contract review and risk mitigation.
- Contract and commercial managers who handle contract extensions, defects, contractor claims and disputes.
- Professionals in construction, oil and gas, energy, engineering, and manufacturing industries who manage contract performance.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to implement a successful strategy that enables you to:
- Implement contract monitoring techniques to track performance and ensure compliance with key deliverables.
- Use KPIs and evaluation frameworks to assess contract performance and link payments to performance outcomes.
- Apply defect management and collateral contract principles to improve contract enforcement and minimise disputes.
- Apply key principles of effective contract drafting, including structuring material and selecting appropriate drafting styles.
- Utilise definitions, schedules, and templates to enhance contract clarity and enforceability.
- Implement best practices in drafting by ensuring clarity, conciseness, and consistency in contractual language.
- Distinguish between claims and disputes and assess common causes of contractual disputes.
- Evaluate different conflict resolution styles and their application in contract management.
- Compare and apply key dispute resolution methods, including negotiation, mediation, adjudication, arbitration, and litigation.
- Explain the fundamentals of contract administration, including managing changes and confidentiality requirements.
- Develop strategies for contract completion, handover, and renewal, ensuring seamless project transitions.
- Implement structured contract kick-off and close-out processes to enhance efficiency and compliance.
- Assess the impact of regulatory requirements, including Local Content, health, safety, and environmental standards, on contract execution.
- Evaluate ethical and legal compliance obligations, such as anti-bribery, modern slavery laws, and import/export controls.
- Develop strategies for integrating regulatory and ethical compliance into contract management practices.
