Secrets of Painless Services Contracting, Part II

Learn the keys to purchasing services trouble-free in this online course


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Do you know that you might be on the verge of making the most catastrophic assumption a procurement professional can make? What is that assumption, you ask? It is assuming that purchasing services is as easy as purchasing goods.

But the fact of the matter is that purchasing services is way more challenging than purchasing goods. There are a variety of nuances of services contracting that can make a services purchase go very, very wrong. And if you are not aware and prepared for those nuances, your organization may have a disaster on its hands and you know who will be to blame, right? That's right - you!

But there is good news! You don't have to be a victim of those services purchasing disasters. You can quickly learn the valuable services purchasing success techniques that have taken other purchasing professionals decades to learn "the hard way." You can make services purchases go smoothly while other purchasing professionals in other organizations fail miserably. There are 20 secrets that effective services contracting professionals use and you can learn the 12 of them by taking our online Express Course "Secrets of Painless Services Contracting, Part II."

You will learn how you can get a warranty for services that helps ensure that services meet your organization's needs, plus...

  • How to avoid supplier games where they substitute a less qualified subcontractor to do your work
  • Why some organizations find themselves with liens placed on their property after a simple services purchase and how you can avoid being one of them
  • How services contract termination can turn out to be a mess if you're unprepared and how to make sure you're never unprepared
  • How to ensure a satisfactory completion of services instead of being unpleasantly surprised when a supplier says "We're done"
  • How to reach a less costly and quicker resolution to any disputes that may arise
  • How to use the included Services Contracting Checklist to ensure that you've addressed every detail required for success
  • And more!

Also be aware that you can learn 8 more valuable "secrets" by signing up for our other online Express Course on the subject, "Secrets of Painless Services Contracting, Part I."

Sign up for "Secrets of Painless Services Contracting, Part II" today for immediate access to the initial keys to a problem-free services buying experience. You can take this single-lesson Express Course in about 30 to 60 minutes, whenever you want and as many times as you want to over a 30-day period. Plus, your online learning experience is 100% risk-free. If you are not satisfied with this online Express Course for any reason, let us know within seven days of signing up and you will get a hassle-free refund. But you'll undoubtedly be delighted, just like our thousands of students from throughout the world.

Access to "Secrets of Painless Services Contracting, Part II" is yours for only $14.99. As an alternative to signing up for just this one Express Course, you can sign up for a Premium Membership to the Next Level Purchasing Association and get access to all of our Express Courses for just slightly more money. Premium Memberships cost just $15.99 per month, $39.99 per quarter, or $99.99 per year, giving you an incredible value!

You're on the Internet anyway, so you might as well use the next few minutes to arm yourself with better techniques for purchasing services. Click here to sign up for this online Express Course now or you can print this form to sign up by mail or fax. Need more information or interested in discounts for groups of four or more? Click here to send us your questions.

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