IT Procurement and Vendor Management

Course aim

Introduce theory and current practices in procurement of ICT services and the management of vendors for ICT projects.

Course content

IT Purchase and Acquisition planning; IT Contract planning; Tenders and vendor selection; IT contract administration; contract closing; IT Vendor evaluation; vendor metrics.

Textbook(s)

Benton, W. C. 2010, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External (On-line resources, monitored discussion boards and other on-line collaborative techniques)	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Group assignment, Research paper

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.