--- title: Dr Ted's IT Project Leadership Online Training - Procurement description: IT project management training IT PM software application PM solution implementation delivery technical leadership architecture multi-vendor IT projects --- # [Dr Ted's IT Project Leadership Training](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership?hsLang=en) ## **Online Course: Procurement Phase of** **IT Project** ***"Money is of no value; it cannot spend itself. All depends on the skill of the spender."*** **- Ralph Waldo Emerson** ## Dr Ted's IT Project Leadership Training facilitates practical skill development of IT project managers and technical leads. Online courses provide relevant and intensive learning journeys for IT professionals working on complex IT solution implementation projects with business processes, multi-vendor environments and technical architectures. [Course contents: Procurement Phase of IT Project.](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership/procurement#CourseContents)   Learning Goals **- Procurement Phase of IT Project** 1. Increase Understanding of the Relevant IT Project Leadership Skills in Procurement Phase 2. Get Ready to Evaluate, Adopt and Apply Personally Most Relevant Skills for IT Procurement 3. Create a Personal Development Plan for Leadership Skills of IT Procurement 4. Perform Better in Daily IT Project Procurement Phase Situations ![DrTed_Matrix_Procurement](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DrTed_Matrix_Procurement.gif?width=714&name=DrTed_Matrix_Procurement.gif)   **Online Course Contents - Procurement Phase of IT Project** 1. **Overview of IT Procurement** - Purpose and Goals of the Procurement Phase - Typical Problems in the Procurement Phase - How to F\*\*\* Up the Procurement Phase 2. **IT Procurement Process Setup** - Choosing the Most Optimal Process for IT Procurement - Creating a Request for Information/Proposal (RFI/RFP) - Sourcing and Short-listing IT Vendors 3. **Collaboration with IT Vendors during Procurement Phase** - Evaluating IT Vendors - Validating IT Vendor Competency and Delivery Capability - Selecting the Most Applicable IT Vendor(s) 4. **Reaching Commercial Agreement with IT Vendors** - Creating a Statement of Work (SoW) - Negotiating the Critical Clauses of the Contract - Ensuring Feasibility of the Contract for Delivery 5. ** Applying the Skills in Procurement Phase of IT Project** - Summary: Ten Key Points and One Take Home Message - Case study: Practical IT Project's Procurement Phase Puzzle - Personal Development Plan: Example of Dr Ted’s Current Development Plan Before Enrolling to Dr Ted's Online Courses - **Evaluate which of Dr Ted's online courses would be most useful for you.** Check out the [contents of Dr Ted's online courses](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership#IT_Leadership_Course_Content) with [10 IT Project Phases](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership#IT_Project_Phases) and [10 IT Project Leadership Skills](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership#IT_Project_Leadership_Skills). Familiarize yourself with the possibilities of Dr Ted's [learning journeys](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership#LearningJourneys) and what to expect from the [learning experience](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership#LearningExperience). Read through the [FAQ section](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership#FAQ). - **Make sure that you have sufficient pre-requisite knowledge level.** Review the [course-specific IT pre-requisites](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership/procurement#Pre-requisites_CourseSpecific), [general IT pre-requisites](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership#PreRequisites_IT) and [general leadership skill pre-requisites](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership#PreRequisites_Leadership) to evaluate your current level. Depending on your current level, use the provided [pre-study resources](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership/procurement#Pre-requisities) as a starting point as much as needed before enrolling to the course to maximize your learning opportunity. At minimum a conceptual level understanding of the listed topics is assumed (the pre-requisites will NOT be explained during the course). - **Be ready for an intensive online course.** Your [learning experience](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership#LearningExperience) can be at its best only as good as you make of it. Arrange a time slot and environment where you can focus. During your 'study time' pay uninterrupted attention to the course content. Pick up ideas relevant to you and be ready pause the presentation at times to slowly digest or reflect on the topics. After the course your [learning journey](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership#LearningJourneys) continues with applying the learnt skills in practice. ***"A true teacher would never tell you what to do. But would give you the knowledge with which you could decide what would be best for you to do.”*** **- Christopher Pike**   # Pre-Requisites and Pre-Study Resources *NOTE: The resources provided below are not the most extensive sources of background knowledge. The purpose of these lists is to give an idea of the expected knowledge level and a starting point for effective and relevant pre-study to maximize your learning opportunity from Dr Ted’s training.* General Pre-requisites: - IT Topics and Terminology ([see detailed list](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership#PreRequisites_IT)) - Leadership Skills ([see detailed list](https://intro.onlineitpmcourses.com/leadership#PreRequisites_Leadership)) Course-specific Pre-requisites: IT Procurement Concepts - IT Procurement Practices: - Procurement ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procurement)) - Request for Information / RFI ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_for_information)) - Request for Proposal / RFP ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_for_proposal)) - Proof-of-Concept / PoC ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_of_concept)) - Mock-up ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mockup)) - Software Prototype ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_prototyping)) - Pilot ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_experiment)) - Types of IT Vendors: - IT Infrastructure Vendors: - Network Services Provider ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_service_provider)) - ISP / Internet Services Provider ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_service_provider)) - Infrastructure Operations ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IT_infrastructure)) - Data Center Operations ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_center_management)) - IaaS / Infrastructure as a Service ([Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_as_a_service) - IT Services Vendors: - Consulting ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology_consulting)) - Service Management ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IT_service_management)) - Outsourcing ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsourcing)) - Cloud Service Providers / CSP ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing)) - IT Software Vendors: - Commercial software ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_software)) - COTS / Off-the-Shelf software products ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_off-the-shelf)) - Proprietary software ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software)) - Open-source software ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software)) - ISV / Independent software vendor ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_software_vendor)) - Custom software ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custom_software)) - Contract Terminology: - Contract ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract)) - SoW / Statement of Work ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statement_of_work)) - SLA / Service Level Agreement ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service-level_agreement)) - Master Service Agreement / Frame Agreement ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_service_agreement)) - Boiler Plate Clauses ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boilerplate_clause)) ***"The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat."*** **- Richard Marcinko**   Copyright © 2021 - All Rights Reserved - [Cheetah Consulting Ltd](https://www.cheetah.fi/en/home-2)