Overview
Based on the author's real world experience during the course of her career in supply management, and engineering as a project management professional, this unique guide demonstrates a practical and proven approach to using project management strategies, tools and techniques to consistently create successful procurements that go beyond cost savings. Procurement Project Management Success integrates supply management best practices and processes with those applicable from the project management profession. It explains how to initiate, plan, manage, and complete procurement projects from simple to complex successfully. Through the use of scheduling, communication plans, risk management and other project management processes, these procurements satisfy stakeholders by setting expectations, continuously communicating status, and getting the best value for the dollar. The author shows project managers all the steps and processes used in procurement, and procurement professionals how adding a few project management processes and techniques to their skill-set and applying them to procurements can substantially improve both their results and career opportunities.
Full Product Details
Author: Diana L Lindstrom
Publisher: J Ross Publishing
Imprint: J Ross Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.558kg
ISBN: 9781604270891
ISBN 10: 1604270896
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 30 January 2014
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""For the first time, the basic steps and skill set required for successful project management is specifically adapted to the procurement process. Procurement Project Management Success is a practical guide that will help purchasing professionals manage their procurements in a cost-effective, systematic, and timely manner."" -Sherry R. Gordon, President, Value Chain Group LLC; ""Procurement Project Management Success is a great read for procurement and supply chain professionals. The practical application of project management in the context of specific work environments honed by business acumen and effective leadership has long been needed."" -Mark Price Perry, Senior Vice President, BOT International"
For the first time, the basic steps and skill set required for successful project management is specifically adapted to the procurement process. Procurement Project Management Success is a practical guide that will help purchasing professionals manage their procurements in a cost-effective, systematic, and timely manner. -Sherry R. Gordon, President, Value Chain Group LLC; Procurement Project Management Success is a great read for procurement and supply chain professionals. The practical application of project management in the context of specific work environments honed by business acumen and effective leadership has long been needed. -Mark Price Perry, Senior Vice President, BOT International
Author Information
Diana Lindstrom has more than 25 years of experience as an electrical engineer and project manager working in electrical power, facilities management, design, construction, and maintenance. As a former certified Project Management Professional (PMP), she managed projects ranging from small designs in electrical system transmission substations to large construction projects in various industries. Having gained considerable procurement experience writing specifications, using win-win negotiating to obtain contract work, and actually performing simple to fairly complex procurements previously as a project manager, she became interested in developing a new career in supply management. As such, Diana was hired by a major telecommunications company as a strategic sourcing manager. In this role, her average procurement was $100 million spend per year her and largest was $250 million/year. Utilizing her unique skill set, she implemented programs which saved the company millions of dollars each year. Ms. Lindstrom earned her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University after four years of honorable service in the United States Navy. She earned her PMP from the Project Management Institute (PMI). Diana has been a member of PMI, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and continues to be a member of the Institute of Supply Management (ISM).
