Project Management Training CD
Project Management: Contracts and Procurement
In this program, project managers learn how to determine their procurement needs and prepare procurement documents when soliciting suppliers' proposals. They also acquire techniques for completing source
selection and administering contracts effectively.
Learn To:
- Differentiate among the different kinds of contracts.
- Determine design and performance specifications for a project.
- Conduct a make-or-buy analysis.
- Complete contract administration responsibilities.
- Complete contract close-out responsibilities.
Content Emphasis: Skills-Based
Audience: Individuals who want to effectively plan for and procure the resources needed to complete a project successfully.
Total Learning Time: 2 - 4 Hour(s)
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Project Management: Contracts and Procurement CD
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ng41509
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$110.00
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Project Management Training CD Course Contents
Unit 1: Contracts
Duration: 0.5 - 1 Hour(s)
- List the five steps of the project management process.
- Identify the components of the contracts and procurement variable.
- Differentiate among the different kinds of contracts.
- Define the various types of contracts.
- Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Maxwell Carson, Icon's Director of Human Resources, to discuss how to use contracts when managing a
project. Through his questions and your answers, you will learn about the various types of contracts and the different types of contractual clauses.
Unit 2: Procurement Planning
Duration: 0.5 - 1 Hour(s)
- Answer specific questions when completing procurement planning.
- Identify factors that influence procurement planning.
- Determine design and performance specifications for a project.
- Conduct a make-or-buy analysis.
- Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Robin Carlson, one of Icon's Product Managers, to discuss procurement planning and its role in project
management. Through your questions, you will learn what skills project managers should employ while engaging in procurement planning, the factors that influence
the procurement planning process, and two key results gained from successful procurement planning.
Unit 3: Solicitation Planning and Selection
Duration: 0.5 - 1 Hour(s)
- Identify what documents are needed when soliciting contractors.
- Differentiate between a bid and a proposal.
- Ask specific questions when evaluating proposals.
- Complete a checklist during proposal evaluation.
- Classify contractors as internal or external stakeholders.
- Obtain an independent estimate.
- Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Bruce Madison, Icon's Director of Information Services, to answer questions about solicitation planning
and selection. Through his questions and your answers, you will learn how to differentiate between a bid and a proposal, recognize the negotiation stages in their
proper order, and determine how project managers can effectively evaluate proposals.
Unit 4: Contract Administration and Close-out
Duration: 0.5 - 1 Hour(s)
- Complete contract administration responsibilities.
- Develop a system for handling contractual changes.
- Determine when a contract should be terminated.
- Complete contract close-out responsibilities.
- Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Janet Porter, Icon's Director of Business Development. Through your questions and her answers, you
will learn about a project manager's responsibilities during contract administration, two reasons a project manager may terminate a contract, and two ways a project
manager can address contract administration.
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