DEMAND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP (PFMA)

Background:

This workshop has been developed to specifically train end users and other role players that due to their daily work requirements must engage in activities that incorporate the procurement of goods and services.

This is therefore a practical workshop for non-SCM practitioners and SCM practitioners empowering them to engage in pre-procurement analyses and understand the SCM environment dictated by legislation and policy prescripts.

Accreditation:

This three-day workshop is not accredited by any unit standard and is specially developed to train line functionaries that has no time to attend a full accredited course.

Purpose of this workshop:

The purpose of this course is to provide programme managers and responsibility managers with the necessary skills and knowledge base to link the strategic plan and goals and objectives to SCM activities and to ensure that the best outcome can be achieved when goods and services needs to be required.

Persons that attend this workshop will be able to:

  • Demand managements role and impact on procurement planning
  • Understand the link between the IDP and procurement plan
  • To assist with needs analysis
  • Understand the “total cost of ownership principles.
  • Know the different methods of procurement
  • Understand deviation criteria and impact
  • Bid Committee system and their role
  • Take note of the Bid/ Quotation process
  • Draft specification
  • Draft a Terms of Reference
  • Draft functionality criteria
  • Know the contents of the General conditions of contract and how that may assist in contract management.

Who will benefit from this workshop?

Chief Financial Officer.

Programme managers

Responsibility managers

Legal advisors

Budget coordinators

Functionaries /end users that process procurement actions

Project managers

CEO of Hospitals

Executive management of Hospitals

Pharmacist

Engineers

School Principles

Workshop content and programme

Elements of SCM

Legislation requirements

Role players in the SCM environment

Procurement process

Demand management and strategic IDP planning

Analysis of needs

Analysis of price (Determine the market related price)

Analysis of expenditure

Analysis of commodity

Analysis of market/ industry

Develop a procurement plan

Total cost of ownership

Role and functions of the Bid Specification Committee

Drafting of specification

Draft of a TOR

Understand General conditions of contract

Understand Special conditions of contracts

 

Facilitation

Facilitation of this workshop will be done by experienced facilitators with years of practical experience in the Public-Sector environment.

We also ensure that our facilitators have at least 5 years’ experience in facilitating SCM related courses/ workshops.

Summary

As can be seen from the workshop content the subject matter is related to everyday SCM practices and will add valuable and practical knowledge to all role players.