(FALL 2009)

Project Procurement Management: Contracting, Subcontracting, Teaming (Section 2) MGMT X478.7  (2)

A required course in the Certificate Program in Project Management and an elective in the Certificate Program in Management of Business Contracts.
Procurement management has become a vital project management skill, as organizations increasingly outsource all but their core competencies. In this course, you will understand the significance of procurement management in the modern project management environment and the role and duties of the procurement manager on a project team. Learn how to establish project scope/statement of work initiatives, develop a procurement management plan to monitor both cost type or fixed price contracts, select the proper contract type, define strategic teaming agreements, evaluate and select suppliers, and track supplier performance. The content of this course is fully compliant with the Project Management Institute's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) chapter on Project Procurement Management. Prerequisite: Mgmt X442.28, Introduction to Project Management Principles and Practices. If the potential participant has had significant experience managing projects, they may be allowed to waive the prerequisite requirement with the express permission of the instructor. This course is approved for 19 PDUs from PMI.

Cyndi Stackpole, M.B.A.,PMP, is a professional project management consultant, instructor and author. She has written four books on project management and has been the technical editor on many others. Her most recent book, A Project Manager's Book of Forms, was just released and provides forms that are consistent with the new PMBOK® Guide. Cynthia provides consulting and training services for government and private industry. Her consulting focuses on project management maturity, PMO start ups and positioning project management as a core competency for organizations.