Assignment title: Information
Organizations with clear techniques of negotiation of contracts help managers prepare for
effective, successful contract negotiation. Techniques in one negotiation may not effectively
work well in another.
The president of the Brikris Corporation has assigned you to a negotiation team. You are a part
of a special project team that is focused on putting together a training seminar for the
development of high-performance negotiation skills for various contract modifications.
As a team, you should consider concepts examined so far in the course and their impact on
contract negotiation. Consider the various types of contract modifications and the situations that
surround those modifications.
Assignment Guidelines
Step 1
Each team member must prepare a 1-page Word document with well-developed ideas for best
practices of negotiation techniques.
This document should include recommendations for (at minimum) 4 primary things that are vital
for a successful negotiation.
Explain how that idea will ensure a win-win negotiation.
This should be prepared in Word and copied to the Small Group DB so that others may provide
feedback.
Step 2
As a member of this special project team, provide feedback to the posted recommendations of
one other member of the team.
Your feedback should be well developed and offer a new perspective for him or her to consider.
Post comments directly on the Small Group DB, in response to the post of another team
member.
Step 3
As a group, discuss and arrive at a consensus on at least 5 best practices for negotiation
techniques from the list provided by all members of the team.
Prepare 1 document with the list of 5, and explain how that idea will ensure a win-win
negotiation.
Step 4
As a team, prepare a final document for the Brikris Corporation president to review.
This document will contain the list of best practices for a high-performance negotiation, as well
as the best methods to approach contract modifications.