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The Contract Negotiation Handbook: An Indispensable Guide for Contract Professionals

The Contract Negotiation Handbook: An Indispensable Guide for Contract ProfessionalsThe Contract Negotiation Handbook: An Indispensable Guide for Contract Professionals (book)

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Many books have been written on negotiation tactics and a few books have been written on contract drafting, but no book has combined the two disciplines into one—until now. Resulting from over 10 years of actual negotiation experience as both buyer and seller, author Stephen Guth offers insight into a world of negotiations and contracts that few ever see. This book isn’t a feel-good book on win-win negotiations. It’s an insider’s view into real life negotiation tactics and ploys. Readers will learn how to use negotiation tactics such as the Columbo, the Price Slice and Dice, and the Signature Limit Lasso. Readers will also learn how to spot and counter vendor ploys such as the Pop-Tart, Mirroring, and the Only Game in Town. To put it all together, readers are instructed on contract drafting tricks such as Expressly Implied Warranties, the Endless Indemnification, and the Unlimited Limitation of Liability. Readers will never look at contracts the same way again.
The Vendor Management Office: Unleashing the Power of Strategic Sourcing

The Vendor Management Office: Unleashing the Power of Strategic SourcingThe Vendor Management Office: Unleashing the Power of Strategic Sourcing (book)

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Negotiating the lowest possible price is no longer enough. Internal customers now demand more—they need business advice, guidance, and expertise to manage their sourcing requirements. They need an organization that focuses less on price and more on the value that vendors can provide. The organizational key to unleash the potential of strategic sourcing is the Vendor Management Office or "VMO." It is an over-arching organizational concept of strategically managing procurements and vendors. Resulting from over 10 years of real-life experience implementing VMOs, this book introduces the concept of a VMO and the philosophy that cost is not always a factor. The book is intended to be much more than conceptual. Concrete and practical tools considered necessary to launch a newly formed VMO are explored in detail. Appendices contain materials that can be easily adapted for use by any VMO. If you are interested in implementing a VMO or you are interested in vendor management as a career--this book is for you.