Mini MBA for Procurement Professionals 2014

PROGRAM PAYBACK
• Gain a broad understanding of Purchasing & Procurement
and the companies that make up this industry
• Learn about the important issues facing our industry and
strategies used to address these issues
• Gain specific skills in strategic planning, setting goals,
budgeting and finance
• Learn the characteristics of an effective leader and
understand how leaders motivate, delegate and inspire
• Understand how projects are organized and managed
• Understand the management and allocation of resources
(money, time, people, tools and technology)
• Gain skills in managing direct vs. indirect costs
• Deal with Purchasing & Procurement risks through finance
and selection strategies
• Make effective management decisions using deterministic
and probabilistic models
• Compare international Purchasing & Procurement systems
• Learn how to work with and understand various methods
of dispute resolution

PROGRAM OUTLINE
• DAY 1 - Purchasing & Procurement: Historical vs. Modern
• DAY 2 - Purchasing & Procurement Economic Evaluation and Risk Analysis
• DAY 3 - Strategic Planning
• DAY 4 - Finance & Budgeting
• DAY 5 - Management and Leadership
• DAY 6 - Project Management
• DAY 7 - Fundamentals of Improving Your Processes
• DAY 8 - Cost Management, Planning, Scheduling & Quality Management
• DAY 9 - Management Decision Making
• DAY 10 - International Business Law