Project Procurement Management (Outsourcing) Picture source: Refer bottom left hand corner of picture 1 What is Procurement Management? Deciding what work to give to outside contractors (if any) and how to do that. Requesting and receiving proposals. Selecting the right contractor and proposal. Negotiation and managing a contract. 2 Tutorial exercise Sales Managers Purchase Managers Charlies Cargo Bravo Flying Boats Alpha Aircraft 3 Project Procurement Management Procurement Solicitation Solicitation Planning Planning Source Selection -Assess proposals - If, what, when, how? - Determine - Inform SOW bidders - Determine - Seek Selection proposals Criteria P-Plan Proposals Contract - Make-orbuy SOWs Evaluation Criteria RFP Contract Admin Contract Close -Audit -Assess performance -Close project -Manage -Contract negotiation changes Contract Changes Acceptance Work done Payments 4 A A Government Order B C D E F What can Alpha make itself? What parts have to be outsourced? 5 B Government Order A B C D E F What can Bravo make itself? What parts have to be outsourced? 6 C Government Order A B C D E F What can Charlie make itself? What parts have to be outsourced? 7 Tutorial: Deciding what to outsource Charlies Cargo Bravo Flying Boats Alpha Aircraft 8 Solicitation Planning Procurement Solicitation Solicitation Planning Planning Source Selection -Assess proposals - If, what, when, how? - Determine - Inform SOW bidders - Determine - Seek Selection proposals Criteria P-Plan Proposals Contract - Make-orbuy SOWs Evaluation Criteria RFP Contract Admin Contract Close -Audit -Assess performance -Close project -Manage -Contract negotiation changes Contract Changes Acceptance Work done Payments 9 Tutorial – Preparing RFPs Our criteria are “Must look like our drawing” & “A promise that it will be delivered before our time deadline”. Let’s prepare RFP’s for the two items we must outsource and send them to two different suppliers 10 Tutorial: RFP to 1st supplier Alpha Aircraft Bravo Boats 3:20pm 11 A “real” RFP 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Purpose of RFP Background of organisation Hardware and Software Environment The RFP process Statement of Work and Schedule Information Appendices a) Current system overview b) System requirements c) Volume and size data d) Required contents of Vendor’s repsonse to RFP e) Sample Contract Source:IT Project Management, Schwalbe 12 Tutorial: RFP to 2nd supplier Alpha Aircraft Charlie’s Cargo 3:20pm 13 Tutorial: Prepare RFPs RFP1c-b RFP1c-a RFP2c-b RFP2c-a RFP1b-c RFP1b-a RFP2b-c RFP2b-a RFP1a-b RFP1a-c RFP2a-b RFP2a-c 14 Solicitation & Source Selection Procurement Solicitation Solicitation Planning Planning Source Selection -Assess proposals - If, what, when, how? - Determine - Inform SOW bidders - Determine - Seek Selection proposals Criteria P-Plan Proposals Contract - Make-orbuy SOWs Evaluation Criteria RFP Contract Admin Contract Close -Audit -Assess performance -Close project -Manage -Contract negotiation changes Contract Changes Acceptance Work done Payments 15 Tutorial: Seek Proposals RFP1c-b RFP1c-a RFP2c-b RFP2c-a RFP1b-c RFP1b-c RFP2b-a RFP2b-a RFP1a-b RFP1a-c RFP2a-b RFPa-c 16 Tutorial: Write Proposals Ok, guys. We have to respond to these 4 RPFs with 4 proposals. Sales Manager…take the lead! 17 From this... Write Proposal ...via this... ...to this. Charlies Cargo Alpha Aircraft 5 minutes 3:20pm 2 gold bars 18 Tutorial: Submit Proposals P1c-b P2c-b P1b-c P1a-c P2b-c P2a-c P1a-b P1b-a P2a-b P2b-a P1c-a P2c-a 19 Tutorial: Proposals duly received P1c-b P1c-a P2c-b P2c-a P1b-c P1b-a P2b-c P2b-a P1a-b P1a-c P2a-b Pa-c 20 Tutorial: Audit At this point the Purchasing Manager has to show the tutor that he has two proposals for each of two parts 21 Solicitation & Source Selection Procurement Solicitation Solicitation Planning Planning - If, what, when, how? - Determine - Inform SOW bidders - Determine - Seek Selection proposals Criteria P-Plan Proposals - Make-orbuy SOWs Evaluation Criteria RFP Source Selection -Identify winning proposal - Negotiate contract Contract Contract Admin Contract Close -Audit -Assess performance -Close project -Manage changes Contract Changes Acceptance Work done Payments 22 Which is the correct way to select the winning proposal/bid? A. B. C. D. E. Select the proposal with the most beautiful drawing. Choose at random so as to be fair to everyone. Select the company which employs your best friend. Determine which supplier is offering the largest bribe. Use the original criteria as the basis for selection. 23 Tutorial: Select Proposals P1c-b P1c-a P2c-b P2c-a P1b-c P1b-a P2b-c P2b-a P1a-b P1a-c P2a-b P2a-c 24 Tutorial: Negotiate Contract You need to agree a contract for each part you outsource 25 Contract Administration Procurement Solicitation Solicitation Planning Planning Source Selection -Assess proposals - If, what, when, how? - Determine - Inform SOW bidders - Determine - Seek Selection proposals Criteria P-Plan Proposals Contract - Make-orbuy SOWs Evaluation Criteria RFP Contract Admin Contract Close -Audit -Assess performance -Close project -Manage -Contract negotiation changes Contract Changes Acceptance Work done Payments 26 Make, sell, buy, check, accept, pay 27 Contract Close Procurement Solicitation Solicitation Planning Planning Source Selection -Assess proposals - If, what, when, how? - Determine - Inform SOW bidders - Determine - Seek Selection proposals Criteria P-Plan Proposals Contract - Make-orbuy SOWs Evaluation Criteria RFP Contract Admin Contract Close -Audit -Assess performance -Close project -Manage -Contract negotiation changes Contract Changes Acceptance Work done Payments 28 If both sides are happy then sign off. 29 Assemble and hand over to government and keep the gold bars 30 The finished product in the last photo matches which government proposal? A. B. C. D. E. The one given to Alpha The one given to Bravo The one given to Charlie None of them – it’s original work of art None of them – there’s been a diabolical breakdown in communications! 31 So far, I understand what’s going on 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree 32