Project Contract Negotiations and Management (PGMT 2022)

This course increases the students' knowledge of negotiation principles and related skills. Students will acquire negotiation skills that can be utilized to facilitate project success, while at the same time lessening the probability of project failure. Students will discover how contract negotiation skills will benefit them in their interactions with vendors, team members and peers.

Approaching negotiation in a systematic manner, students will use the four forces of negotiation: power, information, timing and approach, and learn to apply these skills to contractual and legal matters.
Course code: PGMT 2022
Credits: 3.0
Length: 45.0 hours
Course outline: view https://www.vcc.ca/vccphp/courseoutline?subject=PGMT&number=2022

Prerequisites

PGMT 1001, PGMT 1005.

Schedule

Course dates and times may vary throughout the term. Select the CRN number below to see a full schedule.
CRN # Dates Day/Time/Location
40987January 6, 2025
to April 19, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
42419January 6, 2025
to April 19, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
42423January 6, 2025
to April 19, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
42548January 6, 2025
to April 19, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
40979January 6, 2025
to April 19, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
40983January 6, 2025
to April 19, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
60179May 5, 2025
to August 16, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
60183May 5, 2025
to August 16, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
60187May 5, 2025
to August 16, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
60192May 5, 2025
to August 16, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
60196May 5, 2025
to August 16, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
70343September 2, 2025
to December 15, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
70347September 2, 2025
to December 15, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
70364September 2, 2025
to December 15, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
70367September 2, 2025
to December 15, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
70370September 2, 2025
to December 15, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
70374September 2, 2025
to December 15, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus

Additional Information

  • Negotiation process and concepts
  • Creating contracts, agreements, and SLAs
  • Project procurement review, centralized versus decentralized procurement management
  • Pre and Post-award procurement processes
  • Techniques and strategies of effective contract negotiations
  • Unions and collective agreements
  • Partnership and outsourcing in project management
  • Emergent technologies in contract management and negotiations
  • Contracts and claim management
  • Procurement in agile settings

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

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