Setting Up Contract Managment Team, Main role and Resposibilities, Main skills and Competencies, Personal Woring and Managment Style

Forming contract management teams
For large contracts you may have Co nt ract
“core teams” & “extended teams”

Different contracts require
different managers:

“Arms-length” relationships require
people who are good at applying
contract law

Co-operative relationships require good
people managers
ITC M9:U2:2.1-1

, Contract Managers: Roles
 Defines team roles
 Keeps the team motivated
 Ensures team members maintain communication
 Is responsible for the contract management plan
 Establishes contract management reporting systems
 Ensures proper contract administration
 Identifies & manages risk
 Identifies priorities
 Manages the buyer-supplier relationship
 Manages disputes
 Approves or rejects requests for contract changes
 Ensures learning points are fed back into the
organisation
ITC M9:U2:2.2-1

, Contract Managers: Skills,
Competencies & Experience
 An excellent communicator
 Relationship builder / good interpersonal skills
 Able to focus on issues & not personalities
 Has a working knowledge of the technical issues
 Respected, influential, & politically aware
 Knowledge of risk management techniques
 Knowledge of contract law
 Ability to see the “big picture”
 Skilled in project management techniques
 Skilled negotiator

ITC M9:U2:2.2-2