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Course Description
In this course, you’ll learn the cost and pricing knowledge and skills essential for making sound contracting negotiation decisions. Building on the basic skills learned in Level I contracting courses and on-the-job experiences, Cost Analysis and Negotiation Techniques introduces the techniques needed to analyze cost proposals to establish pre-negotiation objectives for the various elements of cost contained in the proposals. Through an integrated case study, participants will demonstrate their ability to calculate a cost objective and a price/cost objective and determine their pre-negotiation position based on their calculations.
What Do Participants Learn?
- Determine when cost analysis should be used
- Identify the use and application of a contract audit
- Outline the process for preparing to conduct contract negotiations
- Explain the implications of having an acceptable or unacceptable estimating and accounting, purchasing and internal control systems
- Determine a pre-negotiation objective for direct material, direct labor, and other direct costs
- Determine a pre-negotiation objective for indirect costs, facilities cost of money and profit/fee
Who Should Attend?
- Managers
- Supervisors
- Project Managers
- contracting personnel
- Those who are interested in the field
What Will the Learning Experience Include?
Phase: 1
Introduce
- Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
- Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
- Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.
- During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
- Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
- Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
- **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.
Phase: 2
Explore & Practice
Phase: 3
Apply
- Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
- To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
- Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
- Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)
- Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
- Participant's Evaluation
- Trainer's Evaluation
Phase: 4
EVALUATE
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Certification
Averest Training Certificate of Completion or delegates who attend and complete the training course
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On-Site Training
This Course can be customized delivered to a group at your facility saving time and money.