Advanced Contract Management: Planning, Strategy, Development, Legal, Negotiation, Disputes, Claims, Risk & Administration
| Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Contract Management: Planning, Strategy, Development, Legal, Negotiation, Disputes, Claims, Risk & Administration | 10 May 2026 | 14 May 2026 | Al-Khobar, KSA | $ 4,500 | Register |
| Advanced Contract Management: Planning, Strategy, Development, Legal, Negotiation, Disputes, Claims, Risk & Administration | 16 Aug 2026 | 20 Aug 2026 | Istanbul, Turkey | $ 4,500 | Register |
| Advanced Contract Management: Planning, Strategy, Development, Legal, Negotiation, Disputes, Claims, Risk & Administration | 13 Dec 2026 | 17 Dec 2026 | Dubai, UAE | $ 3,900 | Register |
Advanced Contract Management: Planning, Strategy, Development, Legal, Negotiation, Disputes, Claims, Risk & Administration
| Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Contract Management: Planning, Strategy, Development, Legal, Negotiation, Disputes, Claims, Risk & Administration | 10 May 2026 | 14 May 2026 | Al-Khobar, KSA | $ 4,500 |
| Advanced Contract Management: Planning, Strategy, Development, Legal, Negotiation, Disputes, Claims, Risk & Administration | 16 Aug 2026 | 20 Aug 2026 | Istanbul, Turkey | $ 4,500 |
| Advanced Contract Management: Planning, Strategy, Development, Legal, Negotiation, Disputes, Claims, Risk & Administration | 13 Dec 2026 | 17 Dec 2026 | Dubai, UAE | $ 3,900 |
Introduction
The program covers the contracting process from contract award, through planning and management to contract close-out and resolution of disputes. The intention is to develop a delegate’s existing skills in a wide range of contract management situations and to allow participants to have an awareness of practices in many business sectors including construction, petroleum, engineering, and other industries.
Objectives
- Select the appropriate type and form of contracts for different situations
- Understand the legal framework in which contract management takes place
- Understand the contract complexities that need managing
- Explain the practical steps in obtaining and analyzing performance data
- Be more effective in contract management activities
- Anticipate problems and manage risks
- Integrate contract management with contract needs
- Understand the best means of handling claims, disputes, and performance issues.
This will enable the participants to:
Training Methodology
This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practices. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.
Who Should Attend?
The course provides an outline of all significant aspects and concerns of project management for those who are involved in the planning, scheduling, monitoring, reporting, and control of projects within the industrial environment. This includes engineers, project and team managers, leaders, project team members, and business consultants.
Course Outline
Day 1: Understanding the contract
- Overview of the tendering and contract award process
- Understanding contracts – a refresher on legal requirements for a contract
- Formal and Informal Contractual documents, including
- Standard terms and conditions
- Letters of intent
- Letters of comfort
- The specification and scope of work – linkage to price and payment
- Recognizing where the contract risks lie
- Tools and techniques to manage contract risks
Day 2: Key skills of contract management
- The role and value of an effective contract manager
- Implementing the new contract
- Effective Review processes
- Inspection and certification of contractual performance
- Managing suppliers of professional services
- Working with contract management reports
- Using KPIs ineffective contract management
Day3 - Model Contracts and Terms
- Selecting the right model for the contract
- Standard form Contracts – ICC, FIDIC, NEC, and others
- Force Majeure clauses
- Indemnities and Insurance clauses
- Warranty clauses
- Bonds and Guarantees
- Contract variation clauses
Day 4: Managing Price and Contract Variations
- Managing Price escalation
- Getting a breakdown of costs
- Cost and price analysis techniques
- Tracking changes
- Managing variations to the work
- Changes to timing, accelerating delivery
- Increase or decrease in scope
- Changes to work methods
- Negotiation techniques for price and contract variation management
Day 5: Managing claims and disputes
- Typical contract claims – scope, delay, quality, payment
- Implementing penalties or service credits
- Liquidated and unliquidated damages
- Termination and other methods of dealing with default
- Defects Liability management
- Dispute Resolution – tools and techniques to use
- Contract closeout

