About IACCM » Frequently Asked Questions

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1. What is the definition of commitment management?
   
   
2. What is the definition of commercial management?
   
   
3. What is a Contracts Professional?
   
   
4. What is the expected skill set for a Contract Manager?
   
   
5. Why Should I join IACCM?
   
   
6. Why should I join IACCM if I am a member of another association?
   
   
7. What is the registration fee in UK pound sterling? Can I pay in UK pound sterling (instead of US dollars)?
   
   
8. How would IACCM certification/training help towards studying for an MBA?
   
   
9. Who does decide on your certification status (associate, member or fellow) and how do you progress from one status to the next ? Is there any provision for continuing professional development ( through webcasts?)
   
   
10. What is the professional certification fee covering ( how is it different from the IACCM membership)?
    
    
11. On your front page, you talk about Leadership. What does that mean in the context of the Contracts or Sourcing communities?
    
    
12. IACCM has announced various initiatives in helping companies with contract management software decisions. Can you tell me what these are?
    
    
13. I am about to hire graduates through a series of meetings at Universities, and want to utilize IACCM membership and training as a benefit to them during the discussions. What can I tell the prospects?
    
    
14. How many contract managers should we have? What role should they perform? Where should they report?
    
    
15. Does IACCM have any guidance/statements of best practice concerning the interface between commercial teams and legal teams?
    
    
16. I'm not based in the US but would like to learn more about FAR and DFAR, can you help?