Procurement (Planning Stage)
Planning is essential to a successful procurement. This program will guide you through the planning stage and have you apply the concepts to construct your own procurement plan.
Introduction to Procurement Planning
What is a procurement plan?
What is in a procurement plan?
The Background
Investigating Current Arrangements
Identifying stakeholders
Capturing Approvals
Setting SMART Objectives
Defining the Scope
Reviewing Contract, Policy and Process
Capturing Market information
Considerations for estimating value
How to estimate
Expressing the Methodology
Selecting the Sourcing Methods
The procurement schedule
Inputs for scheduling
Understanding milestones
Considering contract management
Identifying procurement risks
Rating the risks
Treating the risks
Understanding insurance