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cmanagement coutcomes. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Domains
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csystematically cprocess cthe cjob ctasks cto cachieve cthe cexpected cresults cof cthe
ccompetencies. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Job cTasks
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cservices care ccoordinated cand cintegrated cthrough ca ccomprehensive cplan cfor
cfulfilling cthe ccustomer cneed cin ca ctimely cmanner cat ca creasonable ccost. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Plan cSolicitation
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csellers cin corder cto cfulfill ca ccustomer cneed. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Request cOffers
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c(technical, cbusiness, cregulatory, cetc.) cto cthe csellers. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Develop
cSolicitation
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cwin cbusiness. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Prepare cOffer
The cprocess cof cDetermining creasonable ccost cand cpricing, cConducting cnegotiations,
cSelecting cthe csource, cand cManaging cdisagreements. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Form
cContract
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cevaluation cof cthe cseparate cdetailed ccost celements cand cproposed cprofit cof cthe
cofferor's cprice cproposal. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Price cAnalysis
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call caspects cof cthe coffer cand cits cterms, cand coften cinvolves cclarifying crequirements
cand cparties crequesting cchanges cor cconsideration cof can calternate capproach cthat
cmay cbe cconsistent cwith cthe csolicitation crequirements. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Plan
cNegotiations
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cevaluation ccriteria cto cselect cthe csource cthat chas cthe chighest cprobability cof
csatisfactory ccontract cperformance. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Select cSource
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cin corder cto cmaintain clegal cconformity c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Manage cDisagreements
The cprocess cof cexecuting ccontract crequirements, cmanaging cbusiness crelationships,
censuring cquality, cand cmanaging cchanges c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Perform cContract
The cprocess cof cConfirming cexpectations, cMaintaining ccommunication cchannels,
cProcessing ccontract cdocumentation, cConducting cpost-award cperformance creviews,
cand cAssessing ccontract cperformance. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Administer cContract
The cactions cof ca ccontract cmanager cto cdevelop csolicitations, cdevelop coffers, cform
ccontracts, cperform ccontracts, cand cclose ccontracts. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Contract
cManagement
The cauthorized crepresentative cor cagent cfor ca ccontracting cparty. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Contract cManager
A cmutually cbinding clegal crelationship cobligating cthe cseller cto cfurnish csupplies cor
cservices cand cthe cbuyer cto cprovide cconsideration cin cexchange cfor cthem. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Contract
The cexecution cof cthe cterms cof ca ccontract. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Contract
cperformance
For ccontract cmanagement, cthese cprinciples capply cto call ccontract cmanagers cin call
cphases cof cthe ccontract clife ccycle. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Guiding cPrinciples
The cphases cof ca ccontract: cpre-award, caward, cand cpost-award. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Contract cLife cCycle cPhases
The careas cwithin ca ccontract clife ccycle cphase cthat cproduce csignificant ccontract
cmanagement coutcomes. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Domains
The cprocesses cutilized cto cproduce cthe cexpected ccontract cmanagement coutcomes
cof cthe cdomains. cThese cprocesses cinvolve cthe cability cto cperform cmultiple cjob ctasks,
cboth csimultaneously cand csequentially, cwhile cachieving cmeaningful cresults. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Competencies
The ctasks cperformed con ca croutine cbasis cby ccontract cmanagers. cContract cmanagers
csystematically cprocess cthe cjob ctasks cto cachieve cthe cexpected cresults cof cthe
ccompetencies. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Job cTasks
The cprocess cof cmanaging ccontracts cthroughout cthe ccontract clife ccycle cwhile
censuring ccustomer csatisfaction. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Contract cManagement
Negotiations, cchanges, crequirement cinterpretations, cdeliverables, ccontract cterms cand
cconditions, cand crisk cmanagement care cactions cof cwho? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Contract cManager
The ccontracted cparty cwith cthe crequirement cfor cgoods cand/or cservices cto cbe cfulfilled
cby cone cor cmore csellers. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Buyer
, The ccontracted cparty ctasked cwith cfulfilling cthe cbuyer's crequirement cfor cgoods
cand/or cservices. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Seller
The cprocess cby cwhich cefforts cof call cpersonnel cresponsible cfor cacquiring cgoods cor
cservices care ccoordinated cand cintegrated cthrough ca ccomprehensive cplan cfor
cfulfilling cthe ccustomer cneed cin ca ctimely cmanner cat ca creasonable ccost. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Plan cSolicitation
The cprocess cof cimplementing cthe csolicitation cplan cby csoliciting cresponses cfrom
csellers cin corder cto cfulfill ca ccustomer cneed. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Request cOffers
The cprocess cof cdescribing call cthe celements cof cthe ccustomer crequirements
c(technical, cbusiness, cregulatory, cetc.) cto cthe csellers. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Develop
cSolicitation
The corganization's cability cto cexecute cthe csales cplan cas cit cassembles can coffer cto
cwin cbusiness. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Prepare cOffer
The cprocess cof cDetermining creasonable ccost cand cpricing, cConducting cnegotiations,
cSelecting cthe csource, cand cManaging cdisagreements. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Form
cContract
The cprocess cof cexamining cand cevaluating can cofferor's cproposed cprice cwithout
cevaluation cof cthe cseparate cdetailed ccost celements cand cproposed cprofit cof cthe
cofferor's cprice cproposal. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Price cAnalysis
The cprocess cof cpreparing cfor cinteraction cbetween cthe cbuyer cand cseller cregarding
call caspects cof cthe coffer cand cits cterms, cand coften cinvolves cclarifying crequirements
cand cparties crequesting cchanges cor cconsideration cof can calternate capproach cthat
cmay cbe cconsistent cwith cthe csolicitation crequirements. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Plan
cNegotiations
The cprocess cof canalyzing csubmitted coffers cin caccordance cwith cthe csolicitation
cevaluation ccriteria cto cselect cthe csource cthat chas cthe chighest cprobability cof
csatisfactory ccontract cperformance. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Select cSource
The cprocess cof cresolving cconflict cbetween cpotential cand cactual ccontracted cparties
cin corder cto cmaintain clegal cconformity c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Manage cDisagreements
The cprocess cof cexecuting ccontract crequirements, cmanaging cbusiness crelationships,
censuring cquality, cand cmanaging cchanges c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Perform cContract
The cprocess cof cConfirming cexpectations, cMaintaining ccommunication cchannels,
cProcessing ccontract cdocumentation, cConducting cpost-award cperformance creviews,
cand cAssessing ccontract cperformance. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Administer cContract
