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Before releasing a statement of work (SOW), or responding to one, make sure what you are asking for or proposing makes sense.  Does it meet business needs and will you realize your expected benefits?  Is it unambiguous?  Is it clear as to what is needed or is being proposed?  An accurate SOW or proposal developed in the planning phase is a critical step that avoids schedule, scope and budget issues.

Example Activities

• RFP/Proposal review and assessment
• Risk and issue identification
• RFP/Proposal language and content recommendations
• Additional legal advice and recommendations as needed

After a vendor is selected, but before signing contracts, reviewing both the original SOW and the winning proposal for alignment prior to executing the contract is a valuable exercise.  At this stage identifying gaps, contradictions, and ambiguity between expected obligations and proposed obligations provides the parties time to resolve issues before finalizing and executing the contract.

 Example Activities

• Draft contract, SOW and pre-contract execution assessments
• Negotiation support and facilitation
• Contract language, SOW and pre-contract document recommendations
• Additional legal advice and recommendations as needed

Whether at the beginning, middle, end, or throughout an engagement, it is important to assess contract adherence to identify areas of non-compliance, risk, and issues.  This provides parties to the contract with valuable information in the form of performance metrics and recommended strategies to mitigate risks and resolve issues.  The goal is to maximize value, minimize risk, and to have a project that is overall successful.

 Example Activities

• Project documentation and activities assessment
• Risk and issue discovery and identification
• Remediation and mitigation recommendations
• Recommendations for contract amendments/addendums
• Contract enforcement recommendations
• Additional legal advice and recommendations as needed

• System Development Management (Agile/Waterfall)
• Business Analysis / Requirements Gathering
• System Testing
• Risk and Issue Analysis and Management
• Defect Prevention and Detection
• Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V)

• Project Management
• Strategic Management
• Change Management
• Business Process Reengineering
• Procurement Support
• Project Management Compliance Assessment