Basic contract law for project managers part 3 webinar

Basic contract law for project managers webinar series
Part 3: What to do when things go wrong or the unexpected happens?

Most projects involve contracts with external providers or suppliers of good and services. Those taking on the role of project managers therefore need to know and understand the basics of contract law in order to be effective and avoid risks being 鈥榞otchas鈥�!

Most projects involve buying something from an external provider. This can range from 鈥榦ff the shelf鈥� widgets to complex contracts for multi-million packages.

Regardless, if you don鈥檛 know the basics of contract law, both in the procurement and 鈥榠n-contract鈥� management phase, you can inadvertently put your organisation at significant commercial risk. On the other hand, if both parties clearly articulate and understand their legal and contractual obligations, then the project is far more likely to be a success.

What does this mean? Having a basic knowledge of contract law is an essential pre-requisite for an effective project manager!

This third webinar tackles the issue of what to do when things go wrong or the unexpected happens.
It covers the breakdown in performance; frustration and force majeure; resolving disputes; and finished by bringing it all together.

Webinar resources

Sarah has very kindly allowed her presented material to be made available for viewing. The on Slideshare and the on YouTube are now available in our APM resources area and also embedded below for reference.

This webinar content is suitable for professionals with any level of experience.

Basic Contract Law webinar series:

Thursday 20 May, Part 1: Contracts - what are they all about
Tuesday 14 September, Part 2: Building a contract

Presenter
Sarah Sch眉tte听is an independent UK-qualified solicitor-advocate and runs her听own legal and training consultancy, Schutte Consulting Limited, based in听London, UK. SCL鈥檚 motto is "Making law work for the construction and听engineering industry". Sarah has 20 years鈥� experience as a specialist听infrastructure lawyer, and since 2006 has worked directly for industry, initially听as senior in-house counsel and since 2014 as an independent consultant. She听has developed a niche practice in project management, project controls and听law (PPM, P3M and PMO). SCL offers whole-life project support, working with听clients, contractors, professionals and supply chain delivery partners on听project vision, procurement, contract structures, team facilitation and training听workshops. Sarah has advised on several international projects and speaks听French, German and Spanish as well as English.

Sarah鈥檚 focus on translating law into its practical context ensures clients have听accurate knowledge and essential skills to procure confidently and听competently, and then to deliver. Sarah is a regular conference speaker and听media commentator. She writes the 鈥淚ndustry Insight鈥� column for LexisPSL听UK, is accredited by several industry and ADR associations, and contributes听probono to industry initiatives promoting delivery excellence and technology to听control risk and facilitate governance. She works closely with several global听Chapters of PMI and the UK鈥檚 APM and chairs the UK User Group for an听international project controls software company.

Sarah鈥檚 professional interests include ethics, behavioural science and听collaboration, and their impact on project outcomes. Her site boots and hard听hat are always to hand.