Procurement Methods: Effective Techniques

Name: Procurement Methods: Effective Techniques
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SKU: 9781483564814
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Reference Guide for Procurement Professionals

By Lourdes Coss

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Procurement Methods: Effective Techniques by Lourdes Coss is a practical guide designed for new procurement professionals. Drawing on extensive experience, the book focuses on three core procurement methods: invitation to bid, request for qualifications, and request for proposals. It explains the appropriate application of each method and the key components that make solicitations effective, supplemented by illustrative examples. The guide also covers the importance of consistent terminology, distinguishes evaluation criteria from submission requirements, and includes a high-level overview of milestones by procurement method.
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This book is ideal for procurement managers and trainers seeking to develop the skills of new professionals entering the procurement field. It is suitable for those involved in business and entrepreneurship who require a clear, experience-based resource on procurement techniques.

Description

The book supports the training effort for incoming procurement professionals. It is based on practical experience, lessons learned from a procurement professional, and material developed over the years to train internal procurement staff.

The goal of the book is to offer current managers a tool to guide new professionals in advancing their procurement skills. It focuses on the three basic procurement methods: the invitation to bid, the request for qualifications, and the request for proposals.

It addresses the appropriate use of each method and explains the rationale for the inclusion of key components in the solicitation document, elaborating on how these components work together to make the process effective. The book also provides examples to illustrate the sections described.

It touches briefly on standardisation opportunities and the importance of using terminology that is consistent and in line with the method. It illustrates the difference between evaluation criteria and submittal requirements, and provides guidance for their development.

A final high-level guide depicting the use and evaluation milestones, organised by method, is also provided.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781483564814

Publisher: BookBaby

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 May 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: BookBaby

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 154g

Pages: 86

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Business & Entrepreneurship Business Leadership & Management Lourdes Coss Non-Fiction

About the Author

Lourdes Coss, MPA, CPPO is an accomplished procurement professional with over 25 years of procurement experience. She held executive level positions in major public organizations. As a visionary and change agent, she successfully led transformations resulting in substantial cost savings, innumerable operational efficiencies, legislative changes, automation, and enhanced staff performance. Lourdes authored several public policies and legislative changes, many of which were institutionalized and still exist in the organizations for which she worked.

Lourdes also held positions in various Boards regarding energy, green procurement, minority and women business participation, and NIGP. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Puerto Rico and received her MPA from Florida State University.