Duration
1 day
Access
Private / corporate · Runs on request
Delivery
Live online
Sessions and enrolment
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Price
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Facilitator
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Certification / credential
Suitable for CPD records

About this course

Helps end users, technical experts, internal customers and other stakeholders work with procurement and contracting to develop effective specifications and scopes of work. Topics include the cost of poor scopes of work, the role of precise language and terminology, managing stakeholder expectations and working with contractors, types of specification (output, performance, technical, functional and solutions-based), value analysis and value engineering, the legal and contractual impact of specifications, embedding specifications in tender documents, and specifications as a management tool through KPIs and service levels.

The IET offers this course for in-company bookings only. It states 7 CPD hours, mapped against UK-SPEC B, C and E.

Facilitators

Facilitator not identified in public sources checked.

Who should attend

  • Anyone involved in writing or contributing to the preparation and management of specifications

Learning outcomes

  • Differentiate between methods of creating specifications and when to apply them.
  • Develop specifications in cooperation with stakeholders.
  • Use value analysis and value engineering to define fit for purpose.
  • Manage and mitigate legal and contractual risks in the specification.

Certification and professional development

The IET states 7 CPD hours, mapped against UK-SPEC B, C and E.

Certification relevance indicates subject-matter relevance only. It does not imply accreditation, formal alignment or endorsement by any certifying body.

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