Write the decision brief for one supplier contract coming up for renewal: what was bought and used, how the supplier performed, what the market now offers, the options to renew, renegotiate, re-tender or exit with the cost and risk of each, a recommendation and a negotiation position. Use when asked to write a renewal brief, should we renew this contract, prepare the renewal paper for the committee, or renew or re-tender. Produces a one-page recommendation, an options table, usage and performance evidence, a negotiation plan and a timeline keyed to the notice date. Distinct from contract-renewal-tracker (all contracts and dates) and renewal-playbook (the vendor's side).
“Our CRM contract renews in March. Write the renewal paper.”“We pay for 200 seats and use 130. Build the negotiation position.”“Renew or re-tender the cleaning contract? Give me the options.”“What should I ask for on the renewal call tomorrow?”“Run this skill in your browser: https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/skill/contract-renewal-brief.html”
What to give it
▸Supplier, what is bought, contract value and term
▸Renewal date, notice period, auto-renewal terms and any — price uplift clause
▸Actual usage against what is paid for — licences, volumes, hours
▸Performance against service levels, incidents, complaints, credits received
▸Who uses it and how hard it would — be to replace
▸Alternatives known, and any quotes or benchmarks
▸Budget position and the organisation's procurement rules or — thresholds
▸Who decides and who must be consulted
✅ The bar it holds itself to
Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.
✓The decision deadline is derived from the notice date
✓Usage is compared with entitlement
✓Each option shows cost beyond year one and switching effort
✓At least one alternative is named or the lack of one is stated as a risk
✓Walk-away points are set for price and term
✓The recommendation fits in three lines
⚠️ What it refuses to do
**Do not recommend renewal because switching is tiresome** without costing it.
**Do not open negotiations after the notice date.**
**Do not quote a benchmark price you were not given.**
**Do not ignore the uplift clause.**
**Do not present five options as equal.** Recommend one.
Install
npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y -p pm-claude-skills pm-claude-skills-mcp