BSS054-6 Risk and Procurement Management

Demonstrate the following skills and abilities the ability to analyse contractual issues and design procurement frameworks in different organisational settings.

What am I required to do in this assignment?

Drawing upon the Case Study (WiFi Reach Project) and your own reading and research on the procurement models and concept, you must develop your understanding of the requirements of procurement management for complex projects, particularly in the public sector.

You must write a Business Report that addresses the Case Study (WiFi Reach Project) by covering four key areas that will demonstrate your understanding of procurement management in this context.

1.In reference to WiFi Reach Project, please identify and evaluate four procurement and/or contract problem areas that you deem important

2.The WiFi Reach Project is a public-sector project, examine and discuss the particular features and challenges inherent to public-sector procurement and contract projects

3.Identify the type of contract in force between the National Health Authority and MIL, and evaluate the appropriateness of the objectives and form of the contract

4.Recommend a justified Action Plan for the effective completion of the WiFi Reach Project

What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)

·Demonstrate engagement with the literature

·Use appropriate risk management tools and techniques as outlined in the unit to analyse a Case Study

·Give some constructive recommendations appropriate to present to senior managers

How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?

We will be filling this section in together in class on Click or tap to enter a date. make sure you have downloaded/printed out the Assignment Brief and bring it to the session with you.

How does assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?

You will need to take part in the discussions and exercises in scheduled sessions to develop your understanding of the procurement cycle, in particular the unique requirements and pressures of public sector procurement, and apply to the written report.

How will my assignment be marked?

Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectations and the criteria below.

You can use them to evaluate your own work and consider your grade before you submit.

Some use of academic literature but with little or no logical interrelation with the problem set. Little use of relevant course concepts, models or theories. Fair use of academic literature but lack of depth/connect to problem set. Some use of course concepts, models and theories.

Poor quality of research with now-quality sources used. Poor input into discussion and conclusion of report.

Fair quality of research but limited in scope or depth, limited input into discussion and conclusion of report.

Poor structure and design with a reasonable flow of ideas. No report structure used or poor report structure. Referencing present but frequent errors. Fair structure and design. Report structure used by with errors and/or poor implementation.