Project Management for Government Procurement

Understand the Critical Elements of the Project Procurement Management Process Lifecycle

Benefit How You Will Benefit:

Achieve Compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Associated Mandates
Learn about updates to the latest mandates regarding Earned Value Management and Performance-Based Service Acquisition

Establish Effective Contract Requirements and Critical Success Factors
Obtain key techniques to negotiate stakeholder and contractor consensus for final project specifications

Learn Proven Methodologies for Designing and Achieving
Contract Goals Create specific and clearly defined contract goals stated in terms of desired project results

Manage, Evaluate and Report Project Performance
Develop and implement an at-a-glance EVM system to evaluate government contracts

Plus - Develop an Intergrated Project Procurement Plan

What You Will Leave With:

This course will focus on proven government project procurement methodologies aiming to improve planning, execution and performance throughout all critical stages of the contract lifecycle. Understand how contract types, dollar thresholds and key stages require Earned Value Management (EVM) or Operational Analysis under federal policy. Examine contracting requirements in OMB’s Exhibit 300 and the Clinger-Cohen Act. Furthermore, this course aims to develop key strategies for development of a qualified, efficient and streamlined procurement process by teaching effective partnership techniques and integrity awareness, and ends with an application workshop where you will create a procurement management plan.

9:00

Updates on the Latest Project Procurement Management Mandates and Guidance in Government
• Understand new Federal Acquisition Regulation and identify the need for and application of Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Understand how contract types, dollar thresholds and life-cycle stages require EVM or Operational Analysis under federal policy
• Examine contracting requirements in OMB’s Exhibit 300 and the Clinger-Cohen Act

10:00

Advancing Procurement Integrity Awareness
• Examine ethical issues, review agency policies and implement standards for corresponding with potential solutions providers
• Understand the culture of heightened sensitivities surrounding project
procurement and contracting officers

11:00

Developing, Evaluating and Validating Contract Requirements
• Learn key techniques to negotiate and communicate project requirements with senior leadership
• Validate, prioritize and assess key requirements based on customer needs and project goals
• Gain stakeholder and contractor consensus for final project specifications

1:15

Planning the Project Contract
• Identify service, product and performance criteria for the contract
• Develop an integrated procurement management plan and
associated documentation

2:30

Designing a Contract Statement of Work
• Create a SOW based on project scope, contract requirements and the Work Breakdown Structure
• Learn key writing and communication techniques for SOW development

3:30

Creating Effective Partnership Agreements
• Determine advantages of partnering to achieve project objectives
• Develop a performance-based partnership agreement

4:30

Adjourn

Day Two Agenda:

9:00

Monitoring and Reporting Contract Performance Information
• Implement standards for data collection and report on contractor obligations
• Calculate project earned value to determine cost and schedule variables

10:00

Managing the Contract
• Administer interfaces and requirements between different providers and project partners using a quality control system
• Implement change control standards that result in effective corrective actions

11:00

Closing the Contract
• Review final contractor performance against project deliverables and
stated requirements
• Ensure final project results are documented and verifiable to withstand litigation and potential audits

1:00

Case Study: Administering a Successful Contract using Earned
Value Management
• Establish an EVM system that integrates with the program to manage
government contracts
• Monitor and manage the contract to ensure project remains within acceptable limits for cost, schedule and performance

2:15

Application Workshop: Create a Procurement Management Plan
• Implement a procurement management plan to manage multiple service providers from the project initiation phase to the closeout phase
• Establish protocols for contract documentation and develop project requirements
• Delegate responsibility for make-or-buy decision, contract selection, schedule development and cost control to the project team

4:30

Adjourn

*Break times at instructor’s discretion