{"id":27973,"date":"2023-10-22T15:43:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T14:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.achilles.com\/training\/specification-writing\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:13:13","slug":"specification-writing","status":"publish","type":"training","link":"https:\/\/www.achilles.com\/en-in\/training\/specification-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Specification Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This course is designed to provide delegates with the knowledge and skills to create specifications that ensure sustainable pricing, product quality, operational functionality and requirements that are fit for purpose. The course addresses why it is essential to undertake pre-procurement engagement and spend time developing a robust regulated procurement compliant specification, which will in turn reduce the financial impact of over specifying or producing a specification that is not fit for purpose further down the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-should-attend\">Who should attend?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This course is intended for procurement practitioners, contract managers and operational stakeholders who wish to understand and apply the tools, techniques and processes regarding specification writing in-order to ensure specifications are regulated procurement compliant, clear, accurate and complete. 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