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Week 9 Topic: Applying Project Management Standards and Frameworks.

Collaborative Project Procurement Arrangements (2015) by Derek H. T. Walker and Beverly M. Lloyd Walker;

6. Evaluate project management tools that help avoid or provide conflict resolution via negotiated solutions.

The objective of this week’s topic is to make sure you have an appreciation of the Role of the Project Manager in Commercial Negotiation.

Try to ask yourself the questions that were in the slides in this week’s lecture:

1. In what way would Project Management Standards and Frameworks impact on Commercial Negotiation?

Walker & Walker (2015) discuss the general thrust of this investigations in Chapter 7 (p 137) what are your thoughts regarding:

2. Do the conclusions in Chapter 7 p 137 seem reasonable to you?

Walker & Walker (2015) then in Chapter 7 talk about a “PraXitioner” what are your thoughts regarding:

3. Do you agree with the authors that a PraXitioner is the way forward?

Continuing the theme of the PraXitioner Walker and Walker look at Implications for PM Education and Skills; what are your thoughts regarding:

4. Do you think that there will be a future shortage of good PraXitioner’s in Commercial Negotiation situations?

In the last part of Chapter 7 is a Summary of the Walker and Walker book; what are your thoughts regarding:

5. Do you agree with the authors?

6. Do you think that RBP is a good framework for Commercial Project Negotiation?

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