One of the critical outcomes of contract and project management is to ensure that risks to owners and contractors are identified and controlled in a proactive way so that both parties are satisfied with the project outcome. While world-class project and contract management cannot, of itself, make risk “go away”, it can, and should, identify the risks and opportunities, determine who is responsible for managing each individual risk, and for the consequences should the risk occur. We developed this interesting and fast-paced 2 part series to provide participants with:
At the end of this conference the participants will be able to:
Apply useful techniques to identify, analyze, mitigate, and monitor risks in the project life cycle.
Use a practical, six-step process to manage project risk.
Review the impacts of different approaches to risk allocation.
Explore different contract types to transfer risks.
Consider the contractual techniques to ensure effective risk allocation.
Learn how to create an effective risk monitoring plan and risk management strategies.
Contracts, Tendering, Purchasing, Procurement, and Project Personnel
Contract Administration, Engineering, Operational, and Maintenance Personnel
Risk, Claims, Financial, and Audit Personnel
Project Management Professionals
And all others who are involved in the planning, evaluation, preparation, and management of tenders, specifications, awards, and contracts that cover the acquisition of materials, equipment, and services and who are in organizations whose leadership want high levels of competency in those involved in these activities
The Need for Contractual Relationships
Defining Risk
Categories of R for Both Sides of a Contract
Risk Assessment Process
Managing Risk
Qualifying Suppliers
Defining Internal Control
Proportionality of Control
Transferring risk through Contract Types
Firm Fixed Price or Lump Sum Contracts
Cost reimbursable Contracts
Incentive Contracts
Award-Fee Pricing Arrangements
Indemnities
Cross Indemnities
Insurance
External events
Force majeure
Strikes and other labor disputes
Risk and Title
Use of ICC Incoterms
Assignment and Novation
Other clauses that need to flow down to sub-contractors
Risks associated with Sub-Contractors
Controlling Risk Associated with Payments
Currency Risk
Economic Risk
Fraud and Corruption
Limiting or excluding liability
Distinctions between liability in contract, and the general law
“Gross negligence”
A review of some sample clauses from standard contracts, and other real documents
Mistakes and Misrepresentations
Impracticability of Performance
Remedies Generally
Types of Remedies
Liquated damages
Warranties
Cover
Discussion of real examples (delegates are encouraged to bring real or made up examples for discussion)
The program opens by exploring the key leadership skills and how to apply them in the organization. Using this initial analysis, the program explores managing yourself as a leader, leading a team, creating breakthroughs through innovative leadership, communicating effectively with others, and imparting leadership values to your team members. All attendees will return to their organizations better equipped to meet the challenges and demands of leadership.
This is a fast-paced, dynamic, and highly informative advanced leadership program. It seeks to develop and enhance your personal, team, and organizational leadership skills.
This seminar is designed to provide practicing or potential leaders with the knowledge and skills required by the role. This leadership programme enables your leaders to critically explore the key idea that the most important function of a leader is to help their people move through the stages of team development.
Alliances in business are a natural route for development – but not all contracting relationships can truly be seen as alliances. A good, trusting and open relationship is essential for a long-term and successful alliance – and this needs to be practiced by the negotiators involved. Negotiation is inevitably at the heart of every process to achieve what you want, whether in an agreement, bargaining for an item, or closing a deal. At the end of each negotiation, the goal is to seek a win/win outcome – an essential characteristic of long-lasting alliances. This course provides an essential framework for effective negotiation — which will be vital for building and exploiting an alliance - from building the relationship, critical thinking to prioritize goals
Health, Safety, and Environmental Management Systems are based on a proactive process for incidents prevention as well as reactive monitoring of performance. Risk assessment is required to be applied to all activities that impact on health & safety, production, asset, environment, and the Company reputation.
All businesses in the current environment need a competitive edge. This can be gained through innovative and exciting products and services, or effective and efficient world-class employees. Top performing organizations are passionate about their most valuable resource - their staff. To maintain their high standards a large proportion of their time and energy is spent on continuous professional development, not only of their employees but of their business. This course investigates the tried and trusted management processes, procedures, and methodology used by many blue-chip companies. They use the tools to develop high levels of performance from their staff. This in turn ensures the future and reputation of their companies through innovative development, service, and evaluation. This course offers participants practical solutions to work-related issues.
Enterprise Risk Management known as (ERM) has evolved considerably since the seventies. From simply 'buying' insurance, it has now grown in importance to become a prime function in many organizations as part of a bigger system known as Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) which starts with corporate governance and ends with compliance. ERM is the function of studying the risks that may hinder a corporation's ability to achieve its goals and then deciding how to overcome those risks. Studies regarding risk management were done by different organizations, including ISO which issued ISO 31000 on risk management. However, the most accepted ERM system is the one designed by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). This system, which is the one covered in this course, teaches the steps needed to control risk. It starts with the evaluation of the internal environment and the setting of objectives which are, mainly, a result of the tone at the top of the organization, the directives from corporate governance as well as the vision, mission, and corporate strategies. Then, the course goes through the steps management needs to consider in order to identify and assess risk and decide on proper risk responses and controls. The course ends with how to monitor, communicate, and report risk. In addition, the course looks at risk in different organizational areas such as strategy, reporting, compliance, operations, financial and physical risk as well as risk in different industries.