Programs that help nonprofit organizations, small businesses and other groups negotiate contracts with consultants that work to their benefit and establish steps for managing the project that help to assure successful completion. Consultant contracts generally include a description of the overall goal of the project and the scope of work; a list of project deliverables; a description of the consultant's responsibilities and those of the contracting agency; organizational resources; fees (hourly or fixed price), a payment schedule and conditions, if any; project timelines including start times, intermediary benchmarks, anticipated completion dates and a description of consequences for missing deadlines; and legal terms, e.g., the consultant's non-employee status, confidentiality, ownership of products developed under the contract, the use of subcontractors and conditions under which the contract may be terminated by either party (severability).
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