Professional Documents
Culture Documents
process. The project manager should ensure that the project team is staffed with procurement expertise at the level
required for the project. Participants in the procurement process may include personnel from the purchasing or
procurement department as well as personnel from the buying organization’s legal department. These responsibilities
should be documented in the procurement management plan.
Typical steps might be:
Prepare the procurement statement of work (SOW) or terms of reference (TOR).
uu
Prepare the final combined quality and cost evaluation to select the winning proposal.
uu
Finalize negotiations and sign contract between the buyer and the seller.
uu
The requirements of the project schedule can significantly influence the strategy during the Plan Procurement
Management process. Decisions made in developing the procurement management plan can also influence the
project schedule and are integrated with the Develop Schedule process, the Estimate Activity Resources process, and
make-or-buy decisions.
Described in Section 4.1.3.1. The project charter contains the objectives, project description, summary milestones,
and the preapproved financial resources.
Part 1 - Guide
468