A project can be perfectly scheduled and still stall, because the materials, vendors, and contracts it depends on were never properly planned for. Procurement sits at the centre of that risk: it governs how a project sources what it needs, on what contractual terms, and from which suppliers, and a weak process here shows up later as delay, disputes, or cost overruns.

This course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy is built for newcomers to project management as much as for those already running projects, covering how to plan procurement and acquisitions, evaluate and select vendors, and manage the contractual relationships that hold a supply chain together.

Who Should Attend

• Supply and procurement managers within organisations.
• Project managers and project stakeholders.
• Investors and capital owners involved in funding or overseeing projects.

What Participants Will Be Able to Do Afterwards

• Plan procurement and acquisitions in a way that meets project needs, and understand how the project schedule affects procurement planning.
• Review the risks tied to a project, including the legal risks around acquisitions.
• Apply the policies and procedures linked to projects, track organisational process assets, and set up a complete supply chain for the project.
• Adjust the criteria used for vendor bidding, and match contract types to the type of procurement and the obligations each party carries.

Module 1: Supply Chain Foundations

• Core definitions and the different types of supply chains.
• Strategic, tactical, and operational supply chain activities, and coordinating information flow across organisational units.
• The risks that run through a supply chain.

Module 2: Demand and Requirements Planning

• Matching supply to demand, and the demand management process.
• Demand forecasting methods, and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP).
• Master scheduling, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), and execution.

Module 3: Procurement Planning and Vendor Selection

• Planning procurement and resources for the project.
• Make-or-buy analysis for resources.
• The vendor selection process and building a procurement management plan.

Module 4: Contract and Records Management

• Managing contracts, payments, and claims.
• Records management and information technology in procurement operations.
• Tools and techniques for managing organisational process assets.

Module 5: Estimating and Managing Procurement Risk

• Understanding project context and stakeholders, and estimating techniques.
• Defining scope through a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Risk identification tools, categories, and outputs, including decision trees and risk prioritisation.
• Contingency and management reserves.