Negotiation Checklist

Walk into every negotiation with clarity, not guesswork.

This quick, actionable checklist gives you the essential steps to prepare, structure, and execute a supplier negotiation with confidence.

It’s a pay-what-you-want template, download it completely for free or optionally support the project.

Inside, you’ll find the key elements that experienced negotiators review before engaging with suppliers:

stakeholder alignment, data prep, leverage points, timelines, supplier performance, risk considerations, and closing actions.

Nothing complicated, nothing overwhelming, just a clean guide you can use before any negotiation.

If you want the full step-by-step playbook behind each item on this checklist, explore our premium toolkit: Becoming a Negotiation Master.

It expands every line into detailed frameworks, templates, and examples that help you execute negotiations with structure and authority.

But even as a standalone, this checklist does exactly what it’s meant to do:

help you think more strategically, prepare more effectively, and enter the room feeling ready.

Download it, apply it, and make it part of your negotiation routine.

Free, or with any contribution you choose to make.