Key Points for Managing Deadlines with Vendors Through Negotiation Negotiation promotes clear communication about project timelines, milestones, and potential roadblocks. This allows for flexibility when unforeseen circumstances arise. Vendors can propose alternative solutions to meet deadlines, while you can explore options like incentive structures. A collaborative negotiation approach fosters trust and long-term partnerships. By focusing on mutually beneficial solutions, you can create incentives that reward timely delivery, such as performance bonuses or early payment discounts. Effective negotiation starts with thorough preparation. Gather information about the project, vendor capabilities, and industry benchmarks.

I agreed with the statement, as we are managing project. One of the important factor, is to really understand what do we really want them to do and by when. Not talking about major one but minor one, we will need to understand. Dont get me wrong that I do micro management. On the otherhand, it 's still best to understand both high level and some specific detail.

This i strongly agreed. Once of the thing when i select vendor, i need to test or feel them whether or not they will commit to the long partnership. There are serval way to test/feel them e.g. assign some works such as proof of concept work, then evaluate their outcome and responsibility, willingness and so on.

There are 2 way communication, yes I agreed. We are looking for the result or result orientation, in somwhat we can help to vendor in some points when they deliver things late. This will be based on the basedline, and it should not over our objective, limitation or scope of work.

I think this is the most important area where proactive actions can take you to desired outcomes and reactive actions will put your project off-track. Timely check-ins with your supplier will ensure that you both are on same page, remove the obstacles and achieve mutually agreed goals.

Encouraging transparency at all times in order to ensure that all stakeholders have real time update on the progress vis-a-vis project requirements. Recently, I experienced a high level of unethical attitude of a team of PMs who were majorly focused on producing seemingly positive reports to the top management by manipulating operational information. The strategy was counter productive and caused breaches of trust and integrity. We saw a lot of unrealistic targets set and not achieved. It also led to several conflicts amongst stakeholders.