Product Operations Program ManagerBarcelona, Cataluña, Spain
I have recently read about a (perhaps) novel role, Contract Manager, who is responsible for planning and executing a contract for services or goods.
What is your opinion on the Contract manager figure? Do you find that it may overlap with Project Manager or Business Developer roles? Share your thoughts and comments Saving Changes...
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AKSHAY JAINPlanning Group Leader| YOKOGAWA, BahrainGwalior, Mp, India
Yes many time Contract Manager and Project Manager is confusing terms. Contract Manager is term mostly used in construction industry where projects are hard core contract bound and needs to be managed by terms of contract. Where mile stones and LD more dominate environment and manger needs to look more from legal angle and needs to maintain lot of documentation to protect project legally and maintain profitability. But Project Management is term used in IT, Engineering and other knowledge based industries where many projects may not have contracts, they may be small in value and size. In such industry focus is to manage people, developing skill, creation of knowledge base, process standardization etc. In Project Management is about balancing cost, quality and timeliness but contract management is achieving predefined cost, quality and time target. Saving Changes...
I've worked in a IT organization that they split the role of project manager in different positions. The Contracts Manager will assists Project Manager in management of all financial resources, after the Cut Over Manager who will assists in schedule the task before and after Go-Live, the Scheduler manager, who only take care of the Time management.
Overlap? No, in the case that I worked, because each one have their own role and responsibilities. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
The contracts manager's role to close to that of the project manager .. At least this is the case in the construction projects ive worked on. When PM goes on leave, his deputy and acting PM will be the contracts manager.
In large construction project we use Contract Manager they are involve in the contractual relation with sub-contractors. They are mainly involve in the validation of invoice by the subcontractor, they negotiate the extra work that was not initially know or change in the contract. They are not involve in the management of the work to be done (coordination). They have a roles that can free other manager in project execution.
They have a define role that don't overlap other responsabilities. Saving Changes...
Denise CantyAgile Coach, Life Coach, Author, Senior Project-Program Manager| Cenden CompanyWashington, Dc, United States
It all depends on how the organization has structured the roles. If there is a contract manager role within the org, I've seen that the project manager is expected to work closely with that role. Saving Changes...
A dedicated Contract manager is normally appointed in medium to large contracts to manage the contract with customer and sub-contractors.
The person may perform writing, reviewing, managing the contract with employer & suppliers, contractual letters to protect the interests of the performing organization among other things. Normally the contract manager reports to the project/program director and functional head in matrix organization. Saving Changes...
Philippe SchulerSenior Instructor/Lecturer in Project/Program/Account PMO Management| Independant ConsultantLes Choux, France
In our organization a Contract Manager's role oversees the global execution of the contract, manages any pure contractual discussions, validates any points subject to a contractual agreement and manages the contractual relationships with the contract counterparts at the Customer side. The PM is in charge of the execution of the contract management process and is responsible for the achievement of the Contract Deliverables (obligations, meetings, reports, ...) and of the Solution Deliverables (tangible outputs, ...). PM and Contract Manager must work closely to guarantee the right achievement of the right contractual deliverables and obligations. Saving Changes...
RAMESH PBAuthorised Training Partner - PMI for PMP & PMI-ACP| educationChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
I know of a contract manager who came up his career the hard way. He was a construction mason worked for over 15 years to become a foreman and finally a contract manager. He is known more for his technical capabilities than legal knowledge. Contract managers are good SMEs and are generally involved in planning procurements, negotiating and contracting. They come into play even after contracts are signed, to monitor contract performance, enforce SLAs, accept deliverables, schedule works, vouch for payments by finance, give sign off and process contract changes. Contract managers could be different from legal or procurement managers who design the contractual terms, come up with source selection criteria and provide a legal oversight. Contract managers provide oversight to a good number of projects simultaneously unlike project managers who have a narrower focus. Saving Changes...
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