Contract Management

Updated and Expanded

Advance Your Career with the Power of Advanced Contract Management

Expanded to 12 weeks, this contract management course includes a certification preparation section featuring hundreds of test-prep questions for the CFCM and CCCM exams.

Updated and expanded lectures cover the contract management process, earned value, terminations, international issues and risk, classification of government property, property management system and liability for loss, damage, destruction or theft.

Learn how to write proposals that get attention and win contracts. Gain an understanding of legal issues and learn to protect both yourself and your company.

Who Should Register?

Villanova’s Contract Management program ensures the expertise that is in high demand today. Curricula is constantly updated to reflect the very latest concepts, methods and practices.

Advanced Contract Management is your best and last certificate course on the way to testing for your Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM), Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM) or Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) Certification.

What You’ll Study

Perspectives on Contracting and Winning Business

• The Contract Management Process (New)
• Marketing
• Identifying and Winning New Business
• RFPs and How to Respond
• To Bid or Not to Bid
• Writing Proposals That Win

Contract Pricing

• Why Price is Different Than Cost
• Price and Cost Analysis
• Estimating
• Pricing Models
• How Costs are Considered
• Proposal Structure
• Financial Concepts
• Requirements and Cost Estimates
• Pricing for RFPs
• Audits
• Financial Management of Government Contracts
• Payment Arrangements
• Earned Value (New)

Cost Accounting Standards

• Introduction to Cost Accounting Standards
• Selected Cost Accounting Standards
• Understanding the Impact of Cost Principals
• Selected Cost Principals of Particular Importance to Contract Managers
• Cost Allowability and Allocability

Performance-Based Contracts 

• Contract Management's Role in Performance-Based Contracting
• Performance-Based Service Acquisition
• Statement of Work (SOW) Writing
• Intellectual Property

Subcontracts

• Statement of Work
• Solicitation for Subcontracts
• Source Selection
• Contracts
• Subcontract Administration
• Terms and Conditions
• Small/Disadvantaged Businesses
• Teaming and Subcontracting

Terminations

• Terminations for Convenience
• Terminations for Convenience: Settlement of Terminations
• Terminations for Convenience: Liquidated Damages
• Rules of Interpretation (New)

International Issues

• International Issues (New)
• International Risk (New)
• Overseas Transactions

Government Property

• Federal and Government Policy on Providing Government Property (New)
• Classification of Government Property
• Government Property Clause
• Property Management System
• Liability for Loss, Damage, Destruction or Theft

Credit & Tuition