The 5 Phases of the Vendor Selection Process
The 5 Phases of the Vendor Selection Process By Keith Mathis – PM Expert Live Let’s face it. No matter how hard we try or how much we want it, we can’t do it...
Category: Contract Administration & Close-out
Successfully Managing Contracts
Successfully Managing Contracts By Keith Mathis – PM Expert Live Whether you’re finding a new company to service the copy machine in the office or finding a contractor to finish your basement at home,...
The Sixth Essential in Project Management: Suppliers
The Sixth Essential in Project Management: Suppliers By Russell Whitworth This article is part of a series. You can find the previous article here. When I have reviewed projects in the past, “supplier problem”...
Project Management – Close Procurements
Project Management – Close Procurements By Simona Belindean, Northwest University All things – good or bad – must come to an end. And as we now understand, even the project must come to an...
Seven Contract Management Tips You Need to Know
Seven Contract Management Tips You Need to Know By Michael L Young To successfully manage contracts for a government agency requires that you are able to: Develop suitable arrangements for managing the contract, including...
Sales Process Meets Project Management
Sales Process Meets Project Management By Mike Cunningham The essential characteristic of most sales situations is that the supplier is keen to sell and is in competition situation with other vendors. Conversely, the customer...
Contractor/Vendor Selection: Bridging The Communication Gap
Contractor/Vendor Selection: Bridging The Communication Gap (#3 in the series Outsourcing From a Project Manager’s Perspective) By Susan Peterson In the continuing series on outsourcing project work this month’s column addresses the challenges related...
Procurement Management in Project Management – Taking Out a Contract
Procurement Management in Project Management – Taking Out a Contract (#4 in the series Procurement Management in Project Management) By Joseph Phillips Contracts override everything: promises, email, secret handshakes. As long as they don’t...
What is Closing Process Group
What is Closing Process Group By Sivaraj Dhanasekaran We will start with simple term first, Closing process group means, offically closing the project by getting the formal approval, acceptance from the project sponsor and...
Evolution of the Owner’s Role in Program Management – Activity: Procurement
Evolution of the Owner’s Role in Program Management – Activity: Procurement (#12 in the series Evolution of the Owner’s Role in Program Management) By Robert Prieto Traditional Owner Role: Owner’s procurement responsibilities encompass development...
