Maricopa Community Colleges  MGT242   20022-20072 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/27/01
MGT242 20022-20072 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Project Scope and Procurement Management
Scope management and procurement management in a project environment, including how a project's scope is planned, defined, and verified. Concepts of scope change management. Concepts of procurement management, including procurement planning, supplier solicitation, supplier selection, contract administration, and contract closeout.
Prerequisites: TQM240 or instructor approval.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MGT242   20022-20072 Project Scope and Procurement Management
1. Develop a project charter and a scope statement. (I, II)
2. Identify the key issues related to formal acceptance of a project charter and scope statement. (I, II)
3. Identify key issues encountered during project planning. (II)
4. Describe the planning functions at different levels of management and within the organizational structure. (II)
5. Explain th epurpose of a project kick-off meeting. (II)
6. Define and develop a Work Breakdown Structure for a sample project. (II)
7. List th epurpose anduses of scope verification and scope change management. (II)
8. Solve a make, buy, or ease trade-off problem. (III)
9. Develop a sample solicitation plan. (IV)
10. List the purposes of an RFI, RFQ, RFP and SOW. (III, IV)
11. Perform a sample source selection analysis. (V)
12. Identify the contract types and the advantages and disadvantages of each. (VI)
13. Evaluate the risk to the seller and the buyer for each contract type. (VI)
14. Describe the three elements of procurement management: purchasing, expediting and inspection. VII)
15. Identify the types and uses of warranties. (VII)
16. List advantages and disadvantages of centralized and decentralized contracting. (VII)
17. Describe aspects of contract law. (VI)
18. Describe aspects of contract closeout. (VI)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
MGT242   20022-20072 Project Scope and Procurement Management
    I. Project Initiation
        A. Project charter
        B. Statement of work
      II. Project Planning
          A. Benefits of project planning
          B. Project kick-off
          C. Scope statement
          D. Work breakdown structure
          E. Project plan
          F. Scope Verification
          G. Scope Change Management
        III. Procurement Planning
            A. Make, buy, or lease analysis
            B. Procurement management plan
            C. Statement of work
          IV. Solicitation Planning
              A. Solicitation
              B. RFIs
              C. RFQs
              D. RFPs
            V. Source Selection
                A. Analysis approaches
                B. Contract negotiation
              VI. Contract Types
                  A. Firm fixed
                  B. Cost plus
                  C. Unit cost
                VII. Contract Administration
                    A. Fundamentals of Contract Law
                    B. Contract Closeout
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