Commercial Specifications Training
- Course focuses on writing robust specifications for commercial use.
- Delegates learn to address commercial risks and regulatory requirements.
- Covers scoping, prioritizing, and writing clear requirements effectively.
- Emphasizes editing, issuing, and managing commercial issues in contracts.
- Designed to equip individuals with skills for working with suppliers.
Overview
The Commercial Specifications Training Course is a two-day program that aims to provide delegates with the necessary skills to create effective specifications for commercial purposes. The course covers topics such as scoping requirements, clear writing, editing, and addressing commercial risks and regulatory requirements. Participants will learn how to write robust specifications that meet the needs of customers and work effectively with suppliers and contracts.
Who should attend
Contract Managers
Course Content
Commercial Specifications
This two-day course is designed to equip delegates with the skills to write robust specifications for use in a commercial environment working with suppliers and contracts. It covers how an effective specification addresses commercial risks, regulatory requirements and the needs of the customer.
Introduction and Effective Specifications
•Rationale
•‘The Taxi’ thought starter exercise
Preparation, documents and structure
•Best practice process and people to involve
•Types of specifications and order of use
Related documents
•Contracts, standards and specifications
•Standard forms of contract
Scoping and prioritising requirements
•Scoping and defining requirements
•Requirements prioritisation
Clear writing
•‘Exact instructions’
•Communications
Writing requirements
•Giving instructions
•Components of a requirement
Editing and issuing
•Practical editing tips
•Verification methods
Commercial issues
•Common commercial risks and issues
•Key contract clauses and managing subcontractors
Duration: 2 Days
