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Registration provides the learner access to three of NIGP's Pathways core certificates presented over 3 weeks:
Week 1: 1 hour of live instruction, and on demand content: Foundations of Strategy and Policy.
- Participate effectively in strategic planning activities
- Advise internal and external clients on the strategic function of procurement.
- Identify the differences between Law, Regulations and Policy, and Common Law.
- Manage risk through proper identification and mitigation.
- Operate with transparency.
- Select the relevant procurement legislation, regulation, and laws that apply to the work.
- Recognize and manage ethical and legal issues.
Week 2: 1 hour of live instruction, remaining time self study: Foundations of Planning and Analysis.
- Analyze the requirements for a project and provide the best solutions for the entity.
- Determine the components and criteria required to successfully award a contract that meets the needs of the end user
- Describe how to customize terms and conditions in a contract to meet the entity’s needs.
- Evaluate, select, and apply the tools and processes available for a comprehensive procurement plan.
- Analyze the requirements of various internal stakeholders in order to adopt one set of specifications for commonly procured commodities.
- Design contracts that satisfy the shared needs of multiple internal stakeholders to promote efficiency of the procurement function.
- Evaluate cost and price data to determine total cost of ownership to an entity.
- Compare the price of a commodity against the benefit to be derived by the entity to determine whether the expenditure is justifiable.
Week 3: 1 hour of live instruction, followed by 3 full days of instructor-led training on Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting.
- Identify the appropriate source selection method and describe the components required to successfully meet the needs of the end user.
- Identify advantages and disadvantages of contracting for commodities.
- Assist the end user in developing and preparing effective and open specifications, pricing strategies, and terms and conditions to promote maximum competition in the marketplace.
- Identify and describe the different types of evaluation methodologies and their associated application.
- Identify and select the most responsive offer(s) and responsible supplier(s).
- Prepare to conduct a negotiation by engaging in market research, determining negotiating strategy and goals, and selecting the negotiating team.
- Conduct and document negotiations with each selected offeror to determine the proposal that best meets entity needs.
- Establish a performance assessment plan to ensure that all stakeholders are complying with the procurement as established in the contract.
