Role-Based Programme
RB1362

AI for Contract & Commercial Management

Contract Intelligence, Commercial Risk & Value Optimisation

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Duration
16 Hours
Level
Intermediate
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Capability Training

Programme Objectives

  • Develop practical AI capabilities for contract review, commercial analysis, obligation tracking, risk identification, and contract performance management.
  • Apply AI to analyse clauses, commercial terms, pricing structures, SLAs, obligations, deviations, amendments, and renewal conditions.
  • Use AI to improve contract summaries, clause comparisons, negotiation preparation, change management, and stakeholder communication.
  • Strengthen commercial decision-making through structured risk analysis, value tracking, contract compliance, and scenario assessment.
  • Apply responsible AI practices related to confidential contracts, legal interpretation, commercial sensitivity, accuracy, governance, and human oversight.

Tools covered

Generative AI AssistantsAI Search & ResearchContract AnalysisClause ComparisonObligation TrackingCommercial Term AnalysisRisk IdentificationSLA & Performance ReviewChange & Variation AnalysisNegotiation PreparationContract ReportingExecutive Summarisation

Who should attend

  • Contract Managers
  • Commercial Managers
  • Procurement Managers
  • Contract Administrators
  • Commercial Executives
  • Procurement Specialists
  • Category Managers
  • Strategic Sourcing Professionals
  • Vendor Management Professionals
  • Supplier Relationship Managers
  • Contract Analysts
  • Commercial Analysts
  • Procurement Operations Professionals
  • Project Commercial Professionals
  • Procurement & Vendor Management Leaders

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Experience in contracts, procurement, commercial management, sourcing, vendor management, or contract administration
  • Familiarity with commercial terms, SLAs, supplier agreements, amendments, and contract-performance reviews
  • Basic familiarity with Generative AI tools is recommended
  • Ability to interpret contractual and commercial information
  • No programming knowledge required

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding Generative AI, reasoning models, multimodal AI, and AI assistants
  • Exploring AI applications across contract review, commercial analysis, obligation tracking, and reporting
  • Understanding how AI complements contract lifecycle management, procurement, ERP, and document-management systems
  • Recognising hallucinations, legal interpretation risks, and limitations in contract decisions
Practical activities
  • Mapping the contract lifecycle to practical AI applications
  • Identifying high-value versus high-risk contract use cases
  • Comparing traditional and AI-assisted contract-management workflows

Scenarios

Supplier Contract Review to Negotiation Strategy

Contract Review → Clause Extraction → Deviation Analysis → Commercial Terms → Risk Assessment → Negotiation Priorities → Concession Options → Negotiation Brief

Participants use AI to analyse a simulated supplier contract, identify contractual and commercial deviations, prioritise risks, and prepare a structured negotiation strategy.

Underperforming Contract to Renewal Decision

Contract Obligations → SLA Performance → Commercial Impact → Risk Review → Change History → Supplier Performance → Renewal Options → Management Recommendation

Participants use AI to assess a simulated underperforming supplier contract, identify contractual and commercial issues, compare renewal and renegotiation options, and prepare a management-ready decision brief.

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