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Creating Agile Project Contracts – How to Make Sure your Contracts Suit your Project

When it comes to contract options, many project managers are told that there is really only one choice; an arrangement of irresponsible time and materials or an arrangement with a fixed price. The result of this is there can be a big residual gap. Agile Project Management pays considerable attention to the execution of the project and team values whilst giving little consideration to how projects are actually initiated.

Agile project contract signing

When it comes to the building of projects, there are a number of techniques and considerations to think about. Whilst these may be covered in good project manager courses, it can be a complex issue that benefits from being looked at again.…

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5 Tips for Concluding Business Contracts

Almost every business enters a written contract sooner or later, and they only grow in importance as your business grows too. The future of your business relationship is defined the moment you draft the contract, which oftentimes represents a daunting task.

Business contract negotiation

Whether you turn to professionals or draft contracts yourself using legal document software, a well-crafted agreement can help you secure your business and avoid potential breaches of contract and business disputes. Here are five tips that will make the process of concluding your next contract a walk in the park.

1. Write out your contract using a simple language

Even though verbal agreements are binding and are enforceable in most courts, they can end up creating a disaster for you if you do end up in court.…

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Checking a Contract’s Health

Most of the world is morbidly preoccupied with health these days. Businesses too are worried about their own health in these uncertain times, and rightly so. Complaints about cures being worse than the disease has spread like an Australian wildfire. But though people and businesses are being tested, I’ve not heard anyone recently speak about getting a contract health check.

Contract health check

Why a Contract Health Check?

Much as companies want to consider contracts as agreements set in stone, every agreement eventually needs some adjustment. Consider these questions, and think about the contracts you have with vendors:

  1. Do these contracts offer good value for money?
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8 Factors That Determine Whether Your Company Would Benefit From a GSA Schedule

Regardless of your industry, if you do business or have thought about doing business with the government, there is a strong chance you have heard of the GSA Schedule Contract.   However, if you are like many companies, you may be uncertain whether your company is eligible to participate in the program and if you should invest the time needed to obtain a GSA Schedule Contract.

would your company benefit from GSA schedule

So, how can you tell if your company would benefit from holding a GSA Schedule?   Here are eight factors to take into consideration:

1. Does your company currently do business with the government?

If you have a D&B D-U-N-S Number, are registered on the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) website, and have already been contracting with the government, a GSA Schedule Contract is the next logical step.…

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How To Get Your Proposal Accepted

business proposalsThe commercial cleaning industry is a tough business to get started in. There’s a lot of competition for very few clients, and the work is incredibly hard & unglamorous. But if you stick with it for a long time, you’ll find that it can be a very rewarding career.

Although most of our business now comes from word-of-mouth, it wasn’t always this easy for us to attract new customers.   Early on, we had a lot of trouble getting our proposals accepted.

We’d spend a fortune on advertising… just for the opportunity to bid against 20 other companies.

And bidding often meant taking 2 hours out of my day to drive over to the prospect’s site, talk to them and look over their office.…

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