Webinar Recording - Manage Your Solicitation like a Project Manager: Optimizing Procurement Processes for Efficiency and Success
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Webinar Recording - Manage Your Solicitation like a Project Manager: Optimizing Procurement Processes for Efficiency and Success

  • Contact Hours: 1
  • Format: Online
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Webinar Recording 012925: Manage Your Solicitation like a Project Manager: Optimizing Procurement Processes for Efficiency and Success (Member)$0.00 01/29/2054
Webinar Recording 012925: Manage Your Solicitation like a Project Manager: Optimizing Procurement Processes for Efficiency and Success (Non-Member)$195.00 01/29/2054
Webinar Recording 012925: Manage Your Solicitation like a Project Manager: Optimizing Procurement Processes for Efficiency and Success (Member) $0.00
Webinar Recording 012925: Manage Your Solicitation like a Project Manager: Optimizing Procurement Processes for Efficiency and Success (Non-Member) $195.00
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Overview

Running a solicitation is complex. Purchasing agents are required to not only know the laws and best practices in procurement, but effectively apply them to real-life procurements. But, these are two different skills. Managing evaluation teams requires organization, resourcefulness, and the ability to be pragmatic and patient when the world is calling for something different. Drawing from the project management industry, this presentation aims to enhance the skills of procurement professionals. Specifically, attendees will gain insights into:  
  • Defining clear objectives and requirements
  • Developing comprehensive Scopes of Works
  • Enforcing Rules and Regulations with evaluation teams and stakeholders
  • Executing structured timelines to enhance the solicitation lifecycle
  • Effectively manage relationships and resolve conflicts
Through case studies and practical examples, this session aims to equip procurement professionals with the tools and techniques necessary to navigate complex solicitation and procurement projects with confidence for achieving valued results.



What You'll Learn

After completing this online training session, learners will be able to:

  • Participants should leave this session with the skills to lead better, more organized solicitations with calmer and more clearer goals. 
  • Applicants will lease this session with a new set of skills, derived from the project management field, that they can apply directly to solicitation management lifecycles. 
 

Presenter Bio(s) 

As a public procurement professional, with an expertise in technology, Mike Whalen has a passion for creative problem solving, innovation, and a knack for applying order to chaos. Since 2018, he has worked for the State of Colorado's Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT), as a senior procurement agent. During his tenure, he has procured technology goods and services which supports 90,000 Colorado state employees and 5.8 million Coloradans. Overall, he has spent 10 years in the public sector, spreading his time across local municipalities and state agencies; concentrating on the procurement and implementation of interesting and complex solutions.


Mike earned his MBA with a focus on strategic management, from the Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2022. Additionally, he earned bot his CPPB and CPP-NIGP Certifications in 2023. He is also a certified Green Belt (lean six sigma) and SCRUM master. In his personal time writes a monthly article "Going Solo" for the Neighborhood Gazette, a local Denver newspaper. When he isn’t procuring, studying, or writing; Mike enjoys woodworking and skiing. His spare time is spent traveling with his wife and their 5-year-old son.

 

Attendance for Individuals

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Registration and payment must be received 24 hours prior to the course start date. After this time, registrations will be based on space availability.  A full refund, less a $75 administrative fee will be given for cancellations made in writing 31+ days prior to the seminar date by emailing RegistrationInfo@nigp.org. No refunds are given for cancellations received within 24 hours of the seminar start date. There are no refunds for no-shows. If the seminar is cancelled for any reason, NIGP's liability is limited to the registration fee only.  

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