Problem:
Project procurement management is a knowledge area that involves selecting sellers (vendors), negotiating their terms, and managing the ongoing relationships with them. Sometimes those activities are conducted by the project manager; other times they are completed by a purchasing department or higher-level manager.
Write 750 to 900 words. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:
Q1. As a Project Manager, what procurement management activities have you performed or experienced in the past?
Q2. If the PM has not completed those activities, who in the organization has?
Q3. What procurement-related activities do you anticipate that you will be expected to complete as the project manager for IRTC?
Q4. What activities need to be identified and performed right now?
Develop a project plan that covers all project groups and knowledge areas.
Apply the nine project management knowledge areas.