Statements of Work and Specifications (SOW)

Training Provided by Calyptus Consulting Group This 1-day Statements of Work & Specifications program provides participants with the tools to create cogent, complete and well-organized statements of work. The program reviews the functions of the statement of work, its link to performance management, and the benefits realized by a specific and well-crafted document. Guidelines are given for writing a good statement of work and examples provided to illustrate the do s and don ts. The program also discusses how to handle changes to SOW s to adapt to the evolving needs of the organization. We will focus on formatting, planning, organizing and writing effective SOWs. Examples of poor and excellent documents will be examined. Using generally recognized standards, the subject of how to develop a description of the product or service will be covered.

Statements of Work and Specifications (SOW) Participants in the Statements of Work & Specifications Program will:
- Plan for upcoming Statements of Work
- Minimize contract performance problems related to unclear SOWs
- Draft and complete Statements of Work
- Facilitate the creation of key SOW measurements
- Evaluate changes to SOWs
- Effectively measure contractor performance by linking Statements of Work to Service Level Agreements and Scorecards

About The Training Provider: Calyptus Consulting Group

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