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Procuring professional services
Procuring a service requires explicit expectations and commitments. Formalise the need, compare proposals and prepare to monitor delivery. Strengthen your ability to select a provider using relevant criteria and manage the relationship.
- Duration
- 2 days 14 hours
- Code
- ACH003FR Code
Presentation
Procuring services is different from a conventional purchase, because the deliverable is intellectual in nature. Its value cannot be assessed in the same way as other types of purchases. There are also several risks associated with the service provider, starting with the risk of failing to meet the need if the service is of poor quality.
This course will help you assess your needs accurately and establish a secure procurement process. It will enable you to find the right provider, determine appropriate remuneration and anticipate potential risks and difficulties. In particular, it will address intellectual property and help you negotiate the terms of a quality service with your providers.
During this 2-day program, you will take part in scenarios and draft a contract on a subject related to your professional field. This will help you integrate the best methods and tools and apply them in your working environment.
Objectives
Target skills:
- Procure services while taking account of their specific methodological and legal requirements.
Learning objectives:
- Develop comprehensive specifications jointly with users.
- Determine the best choice of provider.
- Define remuneration methods for providers.
- Draft a legally compliant contract, taking account of the constraints and specific characteristics of the purchase.
- Measure the provider's performance.
Program
Introduction to procuring services
- The specific characteristics of procuring intellectual services.
- The procurement function's recent involvement in logistics.
Managing a procurement process according to its specific characteristics
- The 8 stages of the procurement process.
- How the process operates within a project team.
- Defining needs.
- Drafting the contract.
Analysing proposals and selecting the right providers
- Analysing the risks associated with procuring intellectual services:
- dependency risk;
- legal risks;
- disclosure of confidential information;
- the concept of intellectual property.
- Analysing tenders (remuneration models).
- Negotiation (identifying cost reduction levers).
Implementing service delivery
- Preparing for the provider's arrival.
- Monitoring service delivery.
- Checking documentation.
Audience
This course is intended for:
- anyone who purchases services or participates in the procurement process (procurement directors or managers, buyers, management accountants, etc.).
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Practical exercises
- Case study
Course highlights
Theoretical lessons supported by group practical exercises and opportunities to share experience.
Dates and sessions
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No upcoming sessions are currently available.