Managing Vendors for Project Success - Fresno Monthly Meeting
Description of Presentation
Are all your vendor contracts on track? This presentation offers evaluation questions (“look fors”), strategies and tips for program managers to get the most out of their vendors to keep contracts on schedule and under budget. Strategies include setting rigorous expectations for contract documentation, effective progress monitoring, defining conditions for acceptance of deliverables, and the key to making it all happen - communication. Practical examples range from government, non-profit and for-profit projects personally managed or observed by the speaker.
Learning Objectives
- Expand evaluation of their current (and future) vendor relations for risks that may impact schedule, budget, and quality of deliverables, regardless of phase of project.
- Expand repertoire of project management strategies to address identified risks for vendor contract work with understanding of when to use them.
Speaker Information
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Dr. Mary Cochron, PMP Founder/CEO Metimur LLC |
Dr. Mary Cochron, PMP, has more than a decade of project management and program implementation experience in educational measurement. Specializing in large-scale K-12 assessment, her professional experience began as a classroom teacher in 2005 and evolved into school, district, and state-level leadership positions over the following decade. From there, Dr. Cochron progressed into managing multiple state-level assessment programs for non- and for-profit educational technology companies. She consistently aims to make data-related processes clear and concise throughout her career for data professionals, school administrators, teachers, students, and parents alike. This passion led to the founding of Metimur LLC in 2022, a consulting company that offers technical support in educational measurement employing research-based psychometric, instructional, and project management strategies. Dr. Cochron lives in Fresno with her husband, two children, three dogs, and an unknown number of goldfish.
Meeting Details
- Light refreshments will be served
- Informal networking after presentation
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