Is Your Project Procurement Plan Over-cooked?

Is Your Project Procurement Plan Over-cooked?

A procurement plan is one part of every project plan. However, these procurement plans are often beefier than they need to be, particularly when your organization has existing procurement processes and staff. Bob McGannon and I discuss what a project procurement plan truly needs to have in a lot of cases, as well as when you might need to add more detail to your plan.


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