Module 1: Principles of Project Administration and Governance

• Project lifecycle and administrative responsibilities

• Stakeholder roles, communication, and documentation control

• Budget tracking and financial oversight in projects

• Reporting, compliance, and audit trail essentials

• Hands-On Exercise: Create a project administration checklist

Module 2: Contract Management Fundamentals

• Types of contracts (fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, time & material)

• Contract lifecycle: initiation, execution, monitoring, closure

• Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Roles of procurement, legal, and project teams

• Hands-On Exercise: Draft a contract clause and review case samples

Module 3: Negotiation Strategies and Techniques

• Negotiation principles: interest vs. position-based bargaining

• Planning and preparing for negotiation

• Cross-cultural and stakeholder-sensitive communication

• Managing power dynamics, objections, and impasses

• Role Play Exercise: Simulated contract negotiation scenario

Module 4: Contract Risk and Dispute Resolution

• Risk identification in contracts (scope creep, delays, payment issues)

• Legal remedies and contract dispute resolution options (ADR, arbitration)

• Termination clauses and managing underperformance

• Ethics and integrity in contract execution

• Hands-On Exercise: Risk mitigation matrix development

Module 5: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Compliance in Contract Execution

• Performance tracking and vendor evaluation

• Tools and KPIs for contract monitoring

• Legal documentation and record-keeping

• Contract closeout process and lessons learned

• Hands-On Exercise: Evaluate a contract execution case study