9:00
Update on Performance-Based Contracting Best Practices and Administration Mandates
• Understand the latest executive and legislative mandates
• Hear the latest issues addressing development and implementation of performance-based contracts
• Examine best practice models of performance-based contracts

Seven Step Framework for PBC

10:00
Step 1: Establish the Team
• Benchmark the purpose, objective and projected outcome of a contract
• Clearly identify and define the roles and responsibilities of all participants, including vendors
• Create a link between the program’s mission and it’s individual team members

Step 2: Decide Which Problem Needs Solving
• Learn to effectively assess current levels of performance
• Determine the key components of a successful contract
• Link acquisitions to organizational mission and performance objectives

12:15
Networking Luncheon

1:15
Step 3: Examine Private-Sector and Public-Sector Solutions
• Conduct efficient and productive market-sector research
• Improve contract development by effectively utilizing private-sector input before writing PWSs and crafting SOOs
• Apply experience from public-sector counterparts

Step 4: Develop a Performance Work Statement (PWS) or Statement of Objective (SOO)
• Learn the key components of a PWS and a SOO
• Hear effective techniques for comparing strengths and weaknesses of both methods
• Gain essential insight on when to use a PWS versus a SOO

4:30
Adjourn

9:00
Step 5: Decide How to Measure and Manage Performance
• Learn to identify key performance measures relevant and useful to contracts
• Use “logic modeling” as a tool for establishing clear “end-outcome” and “intermediate-outcome” goals and determining performance measures
• Craft and utilize statements of work and objective

Step 6: Select the Right Contractor
• Learn to interpret past performance to predict future results
• Determine the “best value” when presented with a diversity of proposed services
• Tackle potential conflicts of interest

12:15
Networking Luncheon

1:15
Step 7: Manage Performance
• Learn to establish a clear line of performance accountability
• Incorporate the contractor into the team to improve results
• Maintain continued measurement during the contract to improve further results

2:45
Application Session: Drafting Performance Work Statements
During this session, participants will able to acquire handson tools to write clear performance work statements and design effective contracts to ensure quality service and cost efficiency.
• Identify concepts, models and techniques for identifying and selecting outcomes for your program
• Use the Logic Model to connect workforce activities to program objectives
• Learn to focus on results and provide flexibility

4:45
Adjourn