Contracts Due to the extensive use of Contracts for the Organization, it is imperative that Contracts Management is up to date and monitored closely. The Contracts Monitor will be responsible for the complete maintenance and monitoring Contracts, created by the Contracted Legal Team. All issues related to Contracts will be reported to the Board and addressed by the Contracts Monitor. Any further non-compliance will be reported to the Contracted Legal team for further review. The Contracts Monitor, will need to work closely with the Contracted Legal team to monitor and create the following:
• Authoring and negotiation
• Baseline management
• Commitment management
• Communication management
• Contract visibility and awareness
• Document management
• Issue and change management
• Service level agreement compliance
• Transaction compliance (Wikipedia.org, 2010)
Authoring and Negotiation: The Contracts Monitor and the Contracted Legal Team will formulate, author and negotiate the Contracts for all elements of the pilot program. The legal documents will vary with each contract created. Contracts will include agreements with the Corporations, Contractors and Students.
Baseline:
The Contracts Monitor will monitor the baseline management of the service level agreements, including but not limited to: Accounting temp contracts, IT contracts, Human Resource Contracts, and Facility Contracts. The baseline will determine milestones in the contract, and the baseline requirements for each Contract entered into.
Commitment Management:
The Contracts Monitor, will need to monitor and set controls on commitment management for each contract. The commitment management will include for the commitment of both parties and upholding the respective sides of the agreement. The Contracts Monitor will need to determine parameters for contract commitment