Analyse the risks 

Ask the following questions:

•  What strategy will be used to control that risk? For example, 'Develop and implement a performance monitoring framework for the project'.

•  What is the date by which the government party needs to deliver and implement the strategy for control of that risk?

•  What contract management tools or processes will be used as part of the strategy and incorporated in the contract administration manual?

•  Who will be responsible for implementing the contract management plan? If appointed during the procurement process, the contract director will typically lead the development and implementation of the contract management plan. However, the project director, the procurement team's legal adviser and the procurement team's commercial adviser will have the strongest knowledge of many of the issues to be addressed and should therefore provide input into the contract management tools and processes and prepare the relevant sections of the contract management plan and contract administration manual.

•  What process of review should be applied throughout the project lifecycle?