CMP 201: Contract Management Program – Planning
$1,995.00
• Delivery: Online instructor led 4 Weeks (Approx. 20 Hours)
• Course Structure: 4 weekly self-directed modules + 4 weekly LIVE instructor-led sessions
• Price: $1995 per learner
This comprehensive program has been developed by seasoned procurement and contracting experts with decades of experience supporting clients in the Canadian public and private sectors with procurement and contracting projects. It is designed to enhance knowledge and capacity of anyone involved in assisting clients with procurement planning and the preparation of related procurement and contracting documents. The program provides knowledge, resources and practical tools for individuals working in either the private or public sector.
Who Should Take this Program
This program will benefit any individual whose job involves supporting Canadian clients with procurement and contracting projects including procurement and contract professionals, paralegals, lawyers, engineers, and architects.
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Topics
- Corporate Governance Fundamentals, including risk management and strategic planning
- Designing an organizational procurement and contracting framework
- Best practices in policy drafting
- Best practices in procedure drafting
- Best practices in template drafting
- Foundations of procurement planning
- Goods
- Services
- Capital Equipment
- Construction
- IT Solutions
- Developing a procurement strategy
- Fundamentals of Canada’s tendering laws
- Review of the tendering/RFx document
- Preparing the tendering/RFx document
Pre-requisites
CMP101 Contract Management Essentials (highly recommended)

Program Format: Online + Weekly Face-to-Face with Experts
This program consists of 4 weeks of self-directed learning of approximately 4 hours/week, with a weekly face-toface group online session with a seasoned procurement and contracting expert. The weekly online session provides learners the opportunity to share their own experiences and ask question on the materials.
Expected Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, participants will have a foundational understanding of the key principles involved in procurement planning and decision making in an organization. Participants will gain basic experience and increased confidence in supporting their clients in the development or updating of policies, procedures or templates for procurements and contracting. Participants will also learn what they need to consider when planning for procurements and preparing specifications for common goods and services for use in obtaining quotes or in tendering processes. Finally, participants will gain exposure to sample SOWs for the purchase of various types of goods and services which should position participants to be a key contributor when asked to assist clients in the development of specifications for goods and services used in a future solicitation. (CMP202 will pick up where CMP201 ends and cover the solicitation and contract creation process.)