Commercial acumen program

Rapid Readiness for Negotiations Workshop

Running a major project or procurement? This program is designed to support busy teams faced with an imminent meeting with the preferred supplier, or suppliers, when they have not had the opportunity for extended training and preparation.
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About the Course

What is covered?

This intensive program is designed to help those who are faced with an imminent meeting with the preferred supplier, or suppliers. It combines a full day of experiential role plays and training, followed by a half-day workshop designed to apply these learnings specifically to your challenge.

It seeks to arm participants in the basics, with some practical experience operating in a negotiating team. The program is light on theory, heavy on practical advice,  tailored to your project and based on the principle that some preparation is better than none.

Topics covered include:
  • The principles of negotiation and some theory so that the team has a common language
  • Leveraging evaluation for negotiation
  • Building value and where to find it
  • Orchestrating the negotiation
  • Engaging across the table
  • Operating as a team in negotiations
  • Practical sessions to put into practice what you have heard.


We tailor content is tailored specific to your upcoming negotiation, with consideration of practical approaches and strategies for the issues you face. 

Details

Duration: 1 day intensive + 1/2 day workshop

Location
: Can be delivered anywhere in Australia - we coordinate a training venue close to you, hold the training at your office, or coordinate with a venue of your choice. 

Group size: Ideally designed for groups of 6 - 12, however can be scaled as required. 

What's included: 
  • Copies of all content and training materials, as well as stationery and note taking materials
  • All day catering, including consideration of dietary requirements
  • Post-training engagement through Kiah Alumni program 

What people are saying

Our workshop was an exceptional activity that was very beneficial for the team and the Commonwealth. It linked directly to the ‘being more like business’ approach which is being championed through our organisation and our national review of procurement strategy

EL2, ICT contracting and procurement, Federal department
The workshop really helped to get the negotiation team aligned and prepared, giving us some shared concepts and language. The roles in a negotiation part was really valuable: we hadn’t thought it through in that way before or assigned people to the different tasks. The practical exercises let us try out the roles and how we worked together. I think all the negotiators feel much more confident now

SES Band 1, outsourced and contracted services, Federal department