Statement of Work eLearning Program

Excel at SoWs with our self-paced four-part program in partnership with Deployed

See what it's like to learn with our SoW microlearning program. This short sample lesson will introduce you to the learning experience and value you'll gain from the full course.

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Boost your career or upgrade your teams’ skillsets, with this cost-effective and interactive learning opportunity. Designed with input from industry experts and industry-recognised organizations WorldCC and Deployed, the course provides practical skills and toolkits to apply to your business immediately.

Whether you’re an experienced Statements of Work author or reviewer, brand new to Statements of Work, a supplier, or overseeing teams of SoW authors, this course is for you.

The SoW methodology explained in the course improves the likelihood of project success, making it easy and efficient to create and oversee quality SoWs, alongside:

Accelerated project productivity

Better value for money and ROI on projects

Establishing project timelines

Preventing scope creep

Providing a basis for project management

A certificate of completion and 4 CPD points

A global network of contract management professionals as a WorldCC member

Who is this course suited to?

Budget Holders - Business owners who draft and create Statements of Work

Contract Managers - Team members who oversee contracts and ensure compliance

Service Providers - Team members who create Statements of Work for their clients

The Statement of Work eLearning program comprises of four courses and is available online and self-paced.

It strengthens and recontextualises existing SoW knowledge by providing a solid new framework, and breaks down Statements of Work into their core components to build new understanding from the ground up.

Preparing work

This course introduces the preparation phase of SoWs, with iterative questioning and early engagement methods which fast track effective dialogue between buyers and suppliers. Learners receive a set of key questions that should be asked at this stage of the project and are given guidance on how to agree the goal of the project.

Scope and deliverables

This course covers what good scope is, and how to create or review one using language that clearly defines accountability and prevents misunderstandings. Learners are given the opportunity to practice using deliverables and acceptance criteria and provided with best practice answers.

Governance, automation and analytics

This course explores how the SoW can be used to agree right-sized governance which then reduces project risks. It emphasizes the importance of clear obligations and acceptance criteria to measure and agree success. It also looks at some of the problems SoW automation can help to solve and how professionals can use data to drive value improvements.