Michael Wasserman

Michael E. Wasserman is an Assistant Professor at the Clarkson University School of Business in Potsdam, New York, where he teaches strategic management and entrepreneurship. He has been involved at the intersection of strategic management, technology, and human resources for over 15 years as a researcher, manager, consultant, and teacher.

Effectively Managing Professional Services Contracts: 12 Best Practices

This report is targeted to the growing pool of government managers who are responsible for managing professional services contracts. It gleans a dozen best practices, based on real-world experience, currently used by successful managers across the government. A major theme of these experiences is the importance of creating a more effective working relationship-much more like a partnership than the traditional adversarial relationship-between the project officer, the contract manager, and the contractor.

Associate Dean
Clarkson University School of Business Undergraduate Programs & Administration
P.O. Box 5765
Potsdam, NY 13699-5765
United States
268-7719

Michael E. Wasserman is an Assistant Professor at the Clarkson University School of Business in Potsdam, New York, where he teaches strategic management and entrepreneurship. He has been involved at the intersection of strategic management, technology, and human resources for over 15 years as a researcher, manager, consultant, and teacher.

His current research focuses on the development and implementation of technology-centered strategies, the impact of outsourcing on business models, and the measurement of value from multiple stakeholder perspectives. Dr. Wasserman has published and presented his work in a variety of journals, books, and professional conferences. He earned his Ph.D. in management from Michigan State University in 2000.