Management for Commissioned Research and Evaluation

Project leaders, analysts, contract managers and others involved in commissioning or funding ‘external’ research, or evaluation studies face special challenges in managing for their effective delivery. They typically need to successfully navigate the appropriate scoping and specification of the project, the commissioning process and selection of well-placed contractors as well as subsequent contract scrutiny and management to provide for responsive delivery and where pressures on budgets and often intensive timetables add to the challenges of doing this well. This course provides an intensive introduction to practical processes for managing externally contracted projects, working relationships and minimising delivery risks and challenges. It is aimed at participants from governmental and other public bodies, research councils, larger charities and other organisations commissioned research and evaluation studies.

NB. A parallel course, Research and Evaluation Project Management for Project Leaders, focuses on the different project management challenges and skills needed for those designing and delivering commissioned or funded projects. The two separate courses can be taken separately over one day or together over two consecutive days.

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