- Overview
- Definition of project and project management
- Project and contract relationship
- Project life cycle
- Project stakeholders
- Principles of contracts
- Definition of a contract
- Elements of a contract
- Objectives of contract management
- Knowing your contract
- Scope of work
- Terms and conditions
- Stages of contracting
- Pre-award phase
- Developing the business case
- Project charter
- Project scope statement
- Contracting plan
- Locating contractors
- Contractors pre-qualification
- Developing the project plan
- Project planning
- Work breakdown structure
- Duration and resources estimation
- Relationships between activities
- Network diagrams
- Critical path analysis
- Developing a ‘Gantt’ chart
- Milestone charts
- Resource allocation
- Project budgeting
- Project and contract risk management
- Award phase
- Evaluation plan
- Terms and conditions
- Fixed price contracts
- Cost reimbursable contracts
- Time and material contracts
- Post award phase
- Contract administration
- Project status reporting
- Managing deviations
- Tools used to manage projects and contracts
- Variation orders
- Claims
- Disputes
- Breach of contract