On Demand: NIGP-CPP Module A Prep

Course Outline

The NIGP-CPP Module A Prep Course reviews the following competency statements:

• Create Procurement's strategic goals, objectives, and policies in alignment with the entity-wide strategic plan.
• Manage Efficiency and effectiveness in achievement of Procurement's mission.
• Engage the legislative process to further procurement interest.
• Ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations from the various branches and levels of government.
• Create, implement, and maintain fair, accessible, and transparent policies and procedures that align entity behaviors, priorities, and professional procurement values.
• Analyze information from multiple sources to create a procurement plan to meet the overall entity's goals.
• Analyze current market trends and the impact on procurement planning.
• Use procurement priorities and best value considerations in addition to cost, price, and spend analysis methods to inform decisions.
• Assess risk and implement appropriate risk management approaches.
• Determine most advantageous sourcing, solicitation, and award method.
• Determine the most favorable contract structure and content.
• Manage all stages of the selection process (from receipt of requisition to award>.
• Develop a negotiation strategy that maximizes advantages for all involved.
• Manage a protest consistent with the law and the entity's policies.
• Establish policies and procedures for contract administration.
• Establish policies and procedures to promote acceptable contract performance.
• Establish policies and procedures to address contract performance issues.
• Create and foster a professional, ethical culture.
• Recruit, hire, develop, retain, and promote procurement professionals.
• Select and implement technology to further procurement goals.

This offering is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:  

• Mid-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as senior buyers, managers, directors, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.   

• Non-procurement managers and supervisors who either provide procurement functions that support entity programs under delegated authority, or who already have a good understanding of basic procurement principles but wish to get more in-depth, hands-on training.   

• Professionals who are employed by local governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly funded or created entities) who either serve within or manage the procurement function.  

• Supplier managers and supervisors seeking to understand the public procurement function from a more in-depth holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.