Creating Effective Contracts

Overview/Description
 When you hear the word "contract", you may think of a written, legal document. However, when it comes to consulting relationships, contracts are more about setting expectations and involving the right people instead of setting legal parameters. In this course, you'll examine how to approach contracting, the considerations that are most important, and how you should approach the contracting meeting.

Target Audience
 Technical professionals seeking knowledge and skills to support a role as an internal consultant

Expected Duration
3.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Contract Considerations

  • recognize the benefits of understanding contract considerations.
  • identify examples of objective statements for internal consulting contracts.
  • identify examples of limitation statements for internal consulting contracts
  • match examples of a consultant's information needs to the type of information.
  • match levels of the consultant-client relationship with appropriate examples.
  • select examples of schedule and product descriptions.

    • The Contracting Meeting

  • recognize the benefits of the contracting meeting.
  • identify examples of the characteristics associated with valid clients.
  • analyze a scenario to determine which individuals will function as clients in an upcoming project.
  • apply the problem clarification process in a given scenario.
  • apply the agreement process in a given contracting meeting.
  • use the closing process during a given contracting meeting scenario.

    • Course Number: CONS0132