The Practical Guide to Contracts & Other Essential Knowledge - Dondi M Day

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Résumé :

Most contracts don't fail in court. They fail on the job site, in meetings, and in email threads - long before lawyers get involved.

The Practical Guide to Contracts was written for executives, project managers, and business professionals who are expected to manage contracts without being lawyers - and who bear the risk when things go wrong.

Unlike traditional contract books filled with dense legal theory and case citations, this guide focuses on how contracts actually work in real projects - where scope changes, delays, emails, silence, and poor documentation quietly create massive exposure.

Drawing on decades of hands-on experience in contract and claims management, Dr. Dondi M. Day breaks contracts down into clear, usable, field-tested guidance that professionals can apply immediately.

You'll learn:

• Why contracts are risk-management tools, not just legal documents
• How common terms and conditions quietly shift financial risk
• What executives and project managers routinely miss when reviewing agreements
• How poor documentation, silence, or informal approvals destroy leverage
• How to protect your organization before disputes ever arise

This book doesn't teach you how to argue a claim. It teaches you how to avoid being forced into one.

Inside this practical guide, you'll discover:

• How contract terms quietly transfer risk - and how to spot them
• Why administrative clauses still cause costly disputes
• How silence, emails, and informal approvals become binding problems
• The real purpose of notices, documentation, and change management
• How to protect your organization without being adversarial

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