PROJ6004: Contracts and Procurement All

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MODULE 2MODULE 2

Learning Resources

Essential learning resources for all modules

Procurement Management is the knowledge area involved in purchasing or acquiring products,

services, or results from outside the project team, including developing and administering the

contract or purchase order needed to obtain them.

Project Management Institute. (2013a). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) (5th ed.). Newtown Square, PA: Author.

Chapter 12, ‘Project Procurement Management’

Also retrieved from http://www.pmi.org/

Macbeth, D. K., & Project Management Institute. (2012). Procurement and supply in projects: Misunderstood and under-researched. Newtown Square, Pa: Project Management Institute.

Subject, and assessment speci�c, case study provided by Learning Facilitator

Essential learning resources for this module:

Government of South Australia, State Procurement Board. (2014). Procurement Authority and Accreditation. Accreditation - Better Best Practice Handbooks.

Category Two Organisation and People

Category Four Processes and Systems

Retrieved from http://www.spb.sa.gov.au/content/policies-guides/procurement- authority-and-accreditation

For Module 2 the focus area is Category Two and Category Four documents, highlighted above.

Sollish, F., & Semanik, J. (2012). The Procurement and Supply Manager’s Desk Reference. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Wiley. For Module 2, the relevant chapters are:

Chapter 3, ‘Solicitation of Bids and Proposals’

Chapter 4, ‘Supplier Selection Criteria’

Chapter 5, ‘Contracts and Legal Aspects of Procurement’

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Chapter 7, ‘Risk Management’

Essential videos for Module 2

Procurious HQ. (2014, May 22). Introduction to Procurement: Procurement Process in 5 stages [Online video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=_pZ0Py2NWRw&index=4&list=PLDq2ybytYaq8zmXsgpvudVA8tEzMUwi1F

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Procurious HQ. (2015, March 5). Introduction to Procurement: Stakeholder Engagement for Procurement [Online video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=lZoUlQpICkM&index=6&list=PLDq2ybytYaq8zmXsgpvudVA8tEzMUwi1F

Procurious HQ. (2015, March 5). Introduction to Procurement: Pro�ling the Supply Market [Online video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4iWsz- XvyI&index=9&list=PLDq2ybytYaq8zmXsgpvudVA8tEzMUwi1F

Procurious HQ. (2015, March 5). Introduction to Procurement: Competition in the Supply Market [Online video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=TIGxKt0F_IU&list=PLDq2ybytYaq8zmXsgpvudVA8tEzMUwi1F&index=10

Procurious HQ. (2015, March 5). Introduction to Procurement: Developing a Market Engagement Strategy [Online video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=lluQe3-qvhg&index=11&list=PLDq2ybytYaq8zmXsgpvudVA8tEzMUwi1F

Procurious HQ. (2015, March 5). Introduction to Procurement: Executing your Go-to-Market Strategy [Online video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9A6- cOfTBA&index=13&list=PLDq2ybytYaq8zmXsgpvudVA8tEzMUwi1F

Procurious HQ. (2015, March 5).Introduction to Procurement: Issuing and Evaluating RFx Documents [Online video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=aaGYITDTGUY&list=PLDq2ybytYaq8zmXsgpvudVA8tEzMUwi1F&index=14

Highly recommended reading (Applies to all assessments)

KPMG International (2015). Public Private Partnership.

Shaw, Carol Lyle. (2012). Virtual Team Success Pyramid.

Other recommended readings

Dotoli, M. M., & Falagario, M. M. (2012). A hierarchical model for optimal supplier selection in multiple sourcing contexts. International Journal of Production Research, 50(11), 2953-2967. doi:10.1080/00207543.2011.578167

Hazlett, S., McAdam, R., & Beggs, V. (2008). An exploratory study of knowledge �ows: a case study of public sector procurement. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, (1-2). 57.

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Vijayvagy, L. (2012). Decision framework for supplier selection through multi criteria evaluation models in supply chain. International Journal of Management & Innovation, 4(2), 16-28.

Boyce, T., & Lake, C. (2009). Chapter 6: Principles of commercial risk management.  In, Commercial Manager (pp. 185-215). Thorogood Publishing Ltd.

Boyce, T., & Lake, C. (2009). Chapter 7: Post-delivery risk.  In, Commercial Manager (pp. 217- 242). Thorogood Publishing Ltd.

Liu, S., & Lin, J. (2010). An agile and diversi�ed supply chain: reducing operational risks. Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, 20(3), 222-234.

Project Management Institute. (2014). How to mitigate project risks. Retrieved from: http://www.pmi.org/Knowledge-Center/On-Demand_Webinars/Mitigate-Project-Risks.aspx

Project Management Institute (2011). Project Management Processes for the True Beginner: Risk Management Planning. Retrieved from http://www.pmi.org/Knowledge-Center/On- Demand_Webinars/Risk-Management-Planning.ashx   

Salonen, A. (2010). Reducing supplier risk: how �nance and procurement can work together to manage working capital, enforce controls, and formulate corporate strategy. Strategic Finance, (12). 41.

Murray, K. (1998). Risk management: Beyond the textbooks. PM Network, 53-57. Retrieved from http://marketplace.pmi.org/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?GMProduct=00100355000