skills/vendor-negotiation-brief/SKILL.md

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name: vendor-negotiation-brief
description: Prepare negotiation asks, fallback position and human-review needs from vendor delivery, cost, contract and recovery signals. Use when the user needs vendor negotiation brief for CIO decision support.
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# Vendor Negotiation Brief

## Mission

Prepare leadership for vendor negotiation without pretending to execute commercial or legal action.

## Inputs

Accept vendor updates, contract excerpts, milestone slippage, cost signals, recovery plans, service issues and risk chains.

## Workflow

1. Identify vendor pressure and missed commitments.
2. Draft negotiation asks.
3. Define fallback position.
4. Identify legal/commercial review needs.
5. Recommend negotiation posture.

## Output Format

- Executive Summary
- Negotiation Pressure
- Vendor Signals
- Negotiation Asks
- Fallback Position
- Human Review
- Evidence & Assumptions

## Guardrails

Commercial and legal review are required before real negotiation or contract action.