Practice essential collocations for vendor management in IT and software development.
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The procurement team spent two weeks trying to ___ a contract that protected the company's interests.
Negotiate a contract is the standard procurement and vendor management collocation for discussing terms to reach a mutually acceptable agreement. 'Talk along' and 'deal around' are informal. 'Work out' is too casual for formal contract negotiation.
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The operations lead met monthly with the supplier to ___ the relationship and address any service concerns.
Manage the relationship is the standard vendor management collocation for actively overseeing the ongoing partnership with a supplier. 'Run along' and 'handle around' are informal. 'Keep out' has a different meaning and does not fit this context.
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The contract required the vendor to ___ service levels defined in the agreement or face financial penalties.
Meet service levels is the standard vendor management collocation for satisfying the performance commitments set out in an SLA. 'Reach along' and 'hit around' are informal. 'Make out' has a different meaning and does not fit this context.
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Before renewal, the team had to ___ vendor performance against the agreed key performance indicators.
Assess performance is the standard vendor management collocation for evaluating how well a supplier has delivered against expectations. 'Check along' and 'judge around' are informal. 'Weigh out' is not a standard phrase in this context.
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The risk team worked to ___ vendor lock-in by ensuring contracts allowed data export and an exit path.
Mitigate lock-in is the standard vendor management and risk collocation for reducing the dependence and switching costs tied to a single supplier. 'Lower along' and 'reduce around' are informal. 'Cut out' implies removal rather than risk reduction.