The Project Manager's Guide to Purchasing - Contracting for Goods and Services

This very practical guide describes the whole process of contracting for goods and services, from selecting tenderers to placing a contract. It details the key topics that are necessary for success, such as contract strategy, contract types, contract law and evaluating tenders. Whilst the book also addresses the project context in which purchasing

List of contents

Contents: Preface; Introduction; Purchasing and project management; Contract strategies; Contract categories; More about contracting; Contract law; Communicating the requirements; Selecting the tenderers; The enquiry process, methods and document; Payment strategies; Evaluating the tenders; Incentives; Other influences; Finalizing the deal and delivering; The loose ends; Additional sources and contact details; Index.

About the author

Garth Ward owns the project management training and consultancy business Ritchie Ward Associates. At the same time he has been a Consultant Lecturer at Cranfield School of Management and for ten years was the Director of the Masters Course in Project Management. Prior to this he worked for twenty years as a project manager for leading clients and contractors.

Summary

This very practical guide describes the whole process of contracting for goods and services, from selecting tenderers to placing a contract. It details the key topics that are necessary for success, such as contract strategy, contract types, contract law and evaluating tenders. Whilst the book also addresses the project context in which purchasing

Product details

• Authors: Garth Ward, Ward Garth
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032837765
• ISBN: 978-1-03-283776-5
• No. of pages: 230
• Weight: 400 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Project Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Purchasing & Buying, Project management, Management & management techniques, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Purchasing & supply management, Building construction & materials, Management and management techniques, Building construction and materials, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Purchasing and supply management