2 x half days | 9.30 - 12.30

29 + 30 October

Achieve procurement success through professionally crafted specifications. Clear, measurable, relevant requirements drive competitive bidding, accelerate implementation timelines, and deliver projects on time and within budget. They set your suppliers up for success and mean you’ll avoid doubt and confusion which can lead to variations and disputes.

This hands-on training course will equip you with the proven skills that top-performing organisations use to write specifications that attract quality vendors, ensure fair competition, and consistently deliver exceptional project outcomes.

Key inclusions for this training

Introduction: learn the critical role specifications play in delivering successful procurement outcomes. Understand key definitions, types of specifications and when to use them. Identify and avoid common specification writing mistakes that lead to disputes or poor results.
The specification process: apply a structured approach to specification development. Receive access to a process and template which can be re-used and shared.
Requirements gathering: learn techniques for engaging stakeholders, resolving conflicting needs, and translating business requirements into clear, actionable specifications.
Questioning techniques: master the art of asking the right questions and facilitating productive requirements sessions that capture complete and accurate project needs.
Professional writing: transform vague ideas into concise language and remove ambiguity. Write with the end in mind, ensuring your requirements describe the business need and the responses will support the approval process.
Needs, wants and compliance: prioritise what’s most important and learn how to incorperate specifics like data protection, intellectual property and social and sustainable outcomes.
Fair and effective evaluation design: create evaluation criteria that directly align with your requirements while ensuring objective, defensible vendor selection processes. Learn to balance technical capability assessment with cost considerations.

Who should attend the Specification Writing Training?

This course is designed for anyone managing or taking part in procurement or those who manage contract / supplier performance.