#1 Assignment Objectives

Explain the bid and proposal process to include preparing RFP requirements, preparing a proposal, responding to and evaluating bids, and contract formation.

Explain the use of contracting and procurement in project management, with a focus on understanding specialized contracting terms, defining proposal strategies, and evaluating proposal strengths and weaknesses

400 words

Sometimes, the best solution in accomplishing work or acquiring a component required for a project is to procure to outside sources. Some of the pros for opting for an outside source might include the ability to deliver a better product because the source may have expertise or it may take the outside source less time than it would take if completed in-house. Some of the cons, however, are that there may be non-delivery, or specifications may not be met. Selecting the best provider or seller and having a contract with complete terms and conditions are a few of the best ways to accomplish a successful procurement experience. You will be evaluating different types of contracts for a potential project deliverable that you intend to procure as part of an overall project you will be selecting in the Individual Project for this week.

Research at least 2 sources (which may include your textbook) to support your response.

• Compare and contrast all of the types of contract listed in the PMBOK® Guide.
• In your opinion, which is the best type of contract? Why?
• What criteria would you use to determine whether it is better to contract out the work or develop it internally as part of the project?

 

#2 Assignment Objectives

Explain the bid and proposal process to include preparing RFP requirements, preparing a proposal, responding to and evaluating bids, and contract formation.

Explain the use of contracting and procurement in project management, with a focus on understanding specialized contracting terms, defining proposal strategies, and evaluating proposal strengths and weaknesses

2000 words

 

 

Overview

Project contract and procurement management involves making a decision to outsource work, developing a statement of work, submitting a request for proposal, awarding the contract, and then managing the procurements until contract completion. Having a detailed procurement plan lowers the risk for nonfulfillment of contracted work. In this class, you are asked to develop a Contract and Procurement Plan that identifies planning and execution components from developing the statement of work through the final contract delivery. You will select a project that you may have developed in a previous class or a known project in your organization to create this plan for.

 

Throughout this course, you will be working on developing several components of the final Key Assignment. Additional information and the deliverables for each Individual Project will be provided in the assignment description for this project.

 

In this first Individual Project, you are asked to develop the outline of the sections that will be included in the Contract and Procurement Plan document, as well as a draft of a proposal to submit to your instructor. The other information you will include is a high-level description of the project you will be conducting the project procurements for.

 

You will also be setting up the final Key Assignment outline that you will add to each week. The combined Individual Project (IP) assignments will be your final Key Assignment deliverable.

 

Project Selection:

 

The first step will be to select a project for which you wish to develop a contract and procurement plan. This project will be used as the basis for each of the assignments throughout the course and should conform to the following guidelines:

• Nontrivial: The selected project candidate should reflect a real life project.
• Domain knowledge: You will be applying knowledge of this project to address assignments related to purchasing products or services outside the project team work, which requires the fulfillment of terms laid out in a contract.

 

Select a project that fit these requirements, and submit your proposal to your instructor before proceeding further with the assignments in the course. Approval should be sought within the first few days of the course. Your instructor will tell you how to submit this proposal and what notification will be given for project approval.

 

Assignment:

 

Your first task in this process will be to select a project to use as the basis of your Key Assignment. You will also create the shell document for the final project Key Assignment document deliverable that you will be working on throughout the course. As you proceed through each phase of the project, you will add content to each section of the final document to gradually complete the final project delivery, which is the Contract & Procurement Management Plan.

 

The project deliverables are as follows:

1.Submit your project proposal to instructor for approval.

2.Contract & Procurement Management Plan Document Shell ?Use Microsoft Word

?Title Page

i.Course number and name

ii.Project name

iii.Your name

iv.Date

 

?Table of Contents i.Use auto-generated TOC

ii.Separate page

iii.Maximum of 3 levels deep

iv.Update the fields of the TOC so it is up-to-date before submitting your project

 

?Section Headings (Create each heading on a new page with TBD as content except for sections listed under New Content below.) i.Project outline

ii.Make or buy analysis

iii.Contract type selection

iv.Request for proposal (RFP)

v.Statement of work (SOW)

vi.Source selection criteria

vii.Procurement contract award

viii.Procurement risks

ix.Procurement management process

x.Contract administration process

xi.Change control process

xii.Quality control plan

xiii.Performance reporting plan

xiv.Project procurement legal rights & responsibilities

xv.Project procurement closeout

 

3.New Content to be Inserted in Above Shell ?Project Outline i.Brief description of the project

ii.Material taken from approved proposal submitted to instructor will serve as the draft for the proposal

iii.Project must be approved by the instructor

 

?Make or Buy Analysis i.Discuss why the procurement portion of the selected project is going to be sourced out (or buy).

ii.Discuss pros and cons of making (or keeping within the project team to do) versus sourcing out.

iii.Include a financial and schedule deadline justification.

 

?Contract Type Selection i.Discuss the pros and cons of at least 3 contract types for this project.

ii.Identify the final contract type selected with a justification.

 

 

 

 

 

#3Assignment Objectives

Explain the bid and proposal process to include preparing RFP requirements, preparing a proposal, responding to and evaluating bids, and contract formation

400 words

Now that a decision has been made to outsource, there are a few steps before the work commences. First, it is recommended that at least 3 different vendors are solicited with a request for proposal (RFP). This RFP should include scope of the project and proposed time, along with other important sections. The statement of work will thoroughly outline all of the work you are requesting of the selected RFP. You will be researching templates for both the RFP and the statement of work that work best for your selected project.

 

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 350–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

 

Research at least 2 sources (which may include your textbook) to support your response.

• Research and present at least 2 templates for request for proposal (RFP) that most closely align with your Key Assignment project.
• Research and present at least 2 templates for statement of work (SOW) that most closely aligns with your Key Assignment project.
• Research and present at least 2 templates for procurement contract award that most closely aligns with your Key Assignment project.
• Why is using standard templates for the statement of work, RFP, and procurement contract award so important?

Be sure to include an introduction and conclusion as well. Be sure to also include your references (in APA format).

 

#4 Assignment Objectives

Explain the bid and proposal process to include preparing RFP requirements, preparing a proposal, responding to and evaluating bids, and contract formation.

800 words

For this assignment, you will select the best RFP, SOW template, and procurement contract award template that you researched in the Discussion Board. You should have at least 6 sections in each of the templates. Your next task is to fill in all of your relevant project information in each of the templates.

 

For the compilation of your source selection criteria, you may use similar to the following table or matrix:

Deliverables

The overall project deliverables are as follows:

• Update the Key Assignment document title page with the new date and project name.
• Update previously completed sections based on instructor feedback.
• Complete new content below, and copy it under the sections in Key Assignment document called Request for Proposal, Statement of Work, and Source Selection Criteria.

New content to be inserted is as follows:

1.Request For Proposal (RFP) i.Fill in all of the sections in the selected RFP with sufficient detail.

ii.Prepare a brief letter to be sent with the RFP explaining why you are sending it to the specific vendors.

iii.Build a list of at least 3 real or fictitious vendors.

2.Statement of Work (SOW) i.Fill in all of the sections in the selected SOW with sufficient detail.

3.Source Selection Criteria i.Construct a selection criteria matrix similar to the example with at least 6 or more criteria in the first column to effectively rate your 3 vendors or suppliers.

ii.Fill in the names of each of the vendors across the top.

iii.Determine how you will rank them (e.g., 3 = high probability, 2 = good probability, and 1 = low probability) to allow you to tally these up for an overall ranking.

 

#5 Assignment Objectives

Demonstrate the ability to monitor the work of contractors and thereby manage major contracts for projects from initial planning through contract closeout.

Explain the bid and proposal process to include preparing RFP requirements, preparing a proposal, responding to and evaluating bids, and contract formation.

400 words

 

Many risks exist with work that is outsourced. In fact, the risks may be greater because you do not have control over the resources as you would for a project you are managing internally. To help reduce these risks, you should establish monitoring and control processes and procedures. They should cover the work being delivered by the vendor per the contract and tracking of the progress against the overall schedule.

Research at least 2 sources (which may include your textbook) to support your response.

• Identify at least 4 potential overall risks that you can experience in the execution of the contract.
• What tools and techniques will you use to manage your relationship with the seller or vendor?
• What tasks should be added to the project plan to track progress from a project management point of view?

Write 2 more paragraphs that are an introduction and conclusion to this topic. Be sure to include your references, which should follow APA format.

 

 

#6 Assignment Objectives

Address contract and procurement management issues, including contract close out and conflict management methodologies as they relate to projects.

800 words

 

Assignment:

 

For this assignment, you will expand upon what you started in the Discussion Board. You will expand on the risks identified in the Discussion Board, and describe how you will prevent or mitigate them. For the procurement management process, you will update your project schedule to include the extra tasks related to this work and develop a contingency budget component. For the contract administration process, you will supply the details for how you will manage the overall contract process, and define your relationship with the vendor doing the work including checkpoints and payments.

1.New Content to be Inserted in Above Shell ?Procurement Contract Award  i.Complete award letter

 

?Procurement Risks

i.Provide the list of risks related to the procured or contracted work.

ii.Rate the risks according to likelihood and impact.

iii.Include the mitigation strategy for each.

iv.Include potential cost of each if it occurs.

 

?Procurement Management Process

i.Update the existing schedule or plan to include the additional tasks related to the deliverable that is now outsourced.

ii.Update the contingency budget to include additional costs that may be related to resolving risks.

iii.Design the overall communications process related specifically to the procured work.

 

 

?Contract Administration Process

i.Determine the communications process through status meetings, how often they occur, and what information will be supplied.

ii.Describe each of the checkpoints and what reviews and sign offs will take place.

iii.Identify the roles and responsibilities of both the vendor (seller) and the project manager (buyer).

iv.When problems arise, describe in detail what the process will be to solve them.

 

 

# 7 Assignment Objectives

Address contract and procurement management issues, including contract close out and conflict management methodologies as they relate to projects.

100 words

 

 

#8 Assignment Objectives

Address contract and procurement management issues, including contract close out and conflict management methodologies as they relate to projects.

800 words

For this assignment, you will further enhance your overall Contract and Procurement Management Plan or Key Assignment by adding in a section for change control, quality control, and overall performance reporting. Addressing these up-front adds to the chances for a successful execution of this project.

1.New Content to be Inserted in Above Shell ?Change Control Process

i.Describe how a change is submitted and a sample change request form.

ii.Identify who has control over the review and approval process for the change.

iii.Discuss how this change is submitted to the vendor for sizing and estimate of the cost.

?Quality Control Plan

i.Identify how the outsourced or procured work will be inspected/verified, and by whom.

ii.Discuss the process if the work is rejected due to noncompliance with requirements.

?Performance Reporting Plan

i.Identify specific reports that will be utilized to track performance of this deliverable and in relation to whole schedule.

ii.Provide mock-ups of the reports (these can be reports that are generated by Microsoft Project).

iii.Determine how often and who will receive the reports.

 

#9 Assignment Objectives

300 words

Summative Discussion Board

 

Review and reflect on the knowledge you have gained from this course. Based on your review and reflection, write at least 3 paragraphs on the following:

• What were the most compelling topics learned in this course?
• How did participating in discussions help your understanding of the subject matter? Is anything still unclear that could be clarified?
• What approaches could have yielded additional valuable information?

 

 

Assignment Objectives #10

800 words

 

In the previous weeks, you selected a project to develop your Contract and Procurement Management Plan Key Assignment around. In Week 1, you provided compelling documentation on make versus buy, which led to determining a contract type that you would outsource the work with. In Week 2, you developed a detailed statement of work, included it in a formal RFP, and developed the section criteria to select the source the contract would be awarded to. In Week 3, you evaluated all of the risks involved with procuring out this work, and determined what the overall management and contract administration processes would be. In Week 4, you implemented processes for change control and quality control to reduce some of the risks identified in Week 3.

 

At this point, you are planning for procurement closure, which includes attention being given to the legal aspects, rights, and responsibilities as well as all of the closure activities. In the final week, you are also revising the Key Assignment draft document based on feedback from your instructor and peer.

 

Deliverables:

 

The overall project deliverables are as follows:

1.Update previously completed sections based on instructor feedback.

2.Complete new content below, and copy it under the appropriate sections in Key Assignment Document called Project Procurement Legal Rights & Responsibilities and Project Procurement Closeout. ?New Content ?Project Procurement Legal Rights, & Responsibilities

i.Discuss legal aspects involved with contract management and closure.

ii.Discuss the process to be used to handle any outstanding issues, claims, and disputes such as through an alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

iii.Document what might be terms for contract termination by either the seller or buyer.

iv.Outline rights and responsibilities of both the seller and buyer as they relate to procurement closure.

?Project Procurement Closeout

 

i.Determine the acceptance criteria for determining that the project procurement is complete.

ii.Identify process for obtaining final sign-offs and final payments to close out the contract.

iii.Determine final documentation to be included in the project procurement closure package.

iv.Identify the techniques that will be utilized to elicit lessons learned.

 

3.Update the Key Assignment title page with new date and project name.

4.Update previously completed sections based on instructor feedback.

5.Be sure to update your table of contents before submission.