In the summer of 2021, UPCEA surveyed Institutional Representatives (IRs) and Chief Online Learning Officers (COLOs) in order to understand the issues senior leaders were wrestling with at their institutions. One of the topics found in survey responses had to do with working with service providers and vendors. The Council for Chief Online Learning Officers (C-COLO) leadership harkened back to their earlier days, noted that negotiating contracts is particularly difficult for first-timers or those hoping to acquire services from a new provider. The C-COLO leadership team came together to weigh in on what we wish we knew previously regarding agreement negotiations (‘advice to our former selves’, if you will).
https://upcea.edu/what-i-wish-i-knew-at-the-time-negotiating-agreements/
