ADVANCED PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES

The M3 Certification Programme provides advanced elements of specialization for procurement officers with a special focus on advanced contract management and sustainable procurement. In addition, it addresses other areas of knowledge and specialization such as e-procurement. OBJECTIVES • Present a strategic and general overview of public procurement and its recent developments: current trends in contract management, e-procurement, and sustainable public procurement. • Understand solutions to complex and advanced aspects of procurement and contract management. • Sharpen the knowledge on Yellow and Gold Book Clauses, Key Performance Indicators. • Enhance understanding of contract management including the critical aspects e.g. Observation and Inspection Forms; Contractual letters; Liability insurance and risk including Force Majeure; Tests on/after Completion; Suspension and Termination; Disputes and Arbitration. • Understand the implications of contract modifications on scope, quality, time and budget. • Understand the scope and benefits of sustainable procurement and integrate SuPP in country system/framework, and in the procurement process. • Build capacity on Policy, Safeguards, Action Plan, ADB’s monitoring and reporting for SuPP . • Get an overview of the tools, methods and solutions supporting sustainable procurement and life-cycle costing techniques. • Be exposed to eProcurement platforms and functionalities used in ADB and international best practice. • Improve understanding that e-procurement reduces administrative burden, improve efficiency, and strengthen transparency and accountability of procurement procedures. CONTENT • Advanced Contract Management • E-procurement and Technologies for Procurement • Sustainable Public Procurement at Policy Level • Sustainable Public Procurement in Project Cycle ACHIEVEMENT This certificate of achievement has been delivered to the participants that have produced the required deliverables by completing three online modules, the five-day face-to-face workshop in Turin and the relevant knowledge tests, and the final coaching phase including the successful submission of their final assignment: • PHASE 1: 3 self-guided online modules with corresponding knowledge tests (25 hours of learning) - KNOWLEDGE 65% - SKILLS 25% - ATTITUDES 10% • PHASE 2: Face-to-face workshop in Turin (5 days - 35 hours of learning) - KNOWLEDGE 30% - SKILLS 40% - ATTITUDES 30% • PHASE 3: Practicum and online coaching phase: submission of the final assignment (10 hours of learning) - KNOWLEDGE 30% - SKILLS 60% - ATTITUDES 10% NUMBER OF HOURS: 60