Learning Outcomes

Introduction to Procurement

Supplier Selection and Contracts in Procurement

Strategic Purchasing and Negotiations

Lesson Summary

In this module, you will be introduced to the procurement process and the importance of the procurement process. We provide you with an overview of some of the procurement department's most important duties. You will learn how to assess, including choosing suppliers for particular contracts and more.

Course Assessment - Effective Practices for Sourcing, Purchasing, and Procurement

This free online course teaches the essential skills and knowledge to excel in sourcing, purchasing, and procurement.

Effective Practices for Sourcing, Purchasing, and Procurement

Are you interested in mastering the art of sourcing, purchasing, and procurement? Then this course is for you. The ability to effectively source and purchase goods and services is vital for maintaining a competitive edge in business. This course will teach you basic concepts and advanced sourcing, purchasing, and procurement strategies. You’ll learn to optimise supply chains, negotiate contracts, and build supplier relationships.

Introduction to Energy Management System (EnMS)

Important Terminologies of the Energy Management System (EnMS)

Essential Provisions of the Energy Management System (EnMS)

This module explains the existing relevant standards and regulation for energy management system - EnMS and also the two different edition. It also presents some important terminologies with related definitions as defined by ISO 50001; which are arranged to help you understand well. It also provides a comparison of two editions of ISO 50001:2018 and ISO 50001:2011. Moreover, it also discusses the relation of ISo 140001:2015 with ISO 50001:2018.

Energy Management System (EnMS);  Pre-Planning Elements

EnMS Planning and Support Functions

Energy Management System (EnMS) Operations

This module explains the planning and operational components of the Energy Management System (EnMS) as per ISO 50001:2018. Planning part includes Context of Organization, Leadership whereas the Operation part includes Support and Operation Controls of the EnMS. Within Support there are various requirements on resources, comptence, communication and documented information. Within Operations, there are different requirements on Operation Controls, Design of facility and equipment, and Procurement.

Monitoring, Measurement, Analysis and Evaluation

Internal Audit and Management Reviews

Continual Improvement of Energy Management System (EnMS)

In this module, Clause - 9 and Clause - 10 of the ISO 50001:2018 standard is taught. Clause - 8 specifies the general requirements, management of monitoring and measurement issues, nonconforming product management, data analysis etc. Within this clause - 10, Clause - 10.2 is on continual improvement which paves out ways for the organization to improve its energy system and energy performance through the framework of non-conformity and corrective actions.

ISO 50001:2018 - Elements of Energy Management System (EnMS) - Course assessment

Learn how to meet the requirements of the latest ISO 50001:2018 (EnMS) Standard with this free online ISO 50001 course.

ISO 50001:2018 - Elements of Energy Management System (EnMS)

This free online ISO 50001 certification training course teaches the fundamental elements of Energy Management Systems (EnMS). You will study the latest ISO 50001 standard including its regulation and look into the relation of ISO 140001:2015 with ISO 50001:2018. You will learn how companies can manage their energy performance and energy management system as well as why energy management and optimization is the challenge of the new century.

Basics of Contract Law

Optimising Contracts

Advanced Contract Management Strategies

This module will introduce you to the essential principles of the contract management process. You'll learn about the roles and responsibilities of contract managers and the common types of contracts in the business world. We'll show you how to design effective contract plans and navigate various risks and challenges encountered in the process.

Essentials of Contract Management - Course assessment

Learn about the contract process, from negotiation and drafting to execution and management, in this free online course.

Essentials of Contract Management

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of contract management? Do you find yourself navigating through a maze of legal jargon, unsure if you're getting the best deal for your business? This course covers the contract management process, including various contract types and common scenarios. Discover how to control and manage risks, professionally handle disputes and prepare yourself for future challenges in the contract process.

Introduction to Purchasing Management

Supply Chain Management and Cost Analysis

Vendor Relationship Management

Quality Management in Procurement

This module will provide an introduction to the responsibilities of a purchasing manager and strategic sourcing. You'll gain insights into supply chain management, cost analysis, and budgeting. You will also discover methods for cultivating and sustaining robust vendor relationships, nurturing quality management practices, and e-procurement systems

Purchasing and Supplies Management - Assessment

This free online course unravels the sequence of purchasing and supplying processes and procedures with vendors.

Purchasing and Supplies Management

Mentioning procurement without addressing purchases and supplies is difficult, as they are fundamental in ensuring high-quality materials and a seamless procurement process in many organizations. This course examines the complexities of purchasing and supplies, including the crucial responsibilities of a purchasing manager. It also discusses supply cost analysis, vendor relationships, and quality management within the procurement field.

Modern Technical Project Management

Living and Geometric Order

Project Life Cycle and Living Order

Roles of a Project Manager

Lean - Eliminating Waste in Living Order

Agile: Fast Feedback in Living Order

Practical Tips

Learn more about the basic principles and practices involved in technical project management, geometric and living order, and an introduction to Lean and Agile software development.

Strategy in Technical Project Management

Lean and Strategy

Portfolio Management - Aligning Projects with Strategy

Terminating Projects

Learn more about strategies to adopt for effective project execution and portfolio management in the context of technical project management.

Project Initiation and the Project Life Cycle

Project Initiation

Defining Project Success

The Project Charter

Managing Project Scope

Project Context

Learn more about defining the project scope and structure, project success, and project initiation.

The Role of Procurement in Supply Chain Management

Enterprise to Project Procurement

Procurement Relationships

Managing Procurement Waste

Value over Price

From RFP to Contract

Procurement - Domains and Approaches

Forms of Procurement

Communication 101

Learn more about procurement processes in technical project management from procurement relationships, procurement waste, supply chain management, and more.

Teams in a Dynamic World

Behaviors that Build Trust

Team Motivators and Demotivators

Managing Teams and Transitions

Virtual Teams

Core Considerations of Leadership

Learn more about leadership in technical project management from team formation, team management, motivators and demotivators, and more.

A New Planning Approach

The Geometric Order Approach: Push Planning

The Living Order Approach: Pull Planning

Push Planning and Pull Planning

Sustainability and Contingency Plans

Learn more about project planning from the geometric and living order approaches, push and pull planning, sustainability, and contingency plans in this module.

From Planning to Scheduling

Geometric and Living Order - Scheduling Methods

Push - The Critical Path Method (CPM)

Pull: Post-Its, Last Planner, and Agile

Learn more about project scheduling in technical project management.

Diploma in Project Management in Practice - First Assessment

You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.

Risks, Threats, and Issues

Risk Management and Project Success

Risk Reporting

Contingency Planning and Probabilistic Risk Modeling

Ethics and Risk Management

Learn more about managing project risk in technical project management from this module.

Managing Scope for Success

Understanding Budgets and Costs

Target-Value Design

Learn more about managing the value, costs and budgets of projects in technical project management from this module.

Managing Resources in Living Order

Geometric Order Resource Optimization Techniques

Estimating Resource Capacity in Agile

Externalities and the Future

Learn more about managing limited resources in technical project management from this module.

Monitoring for Active Control

Information Overload and Project Dashboards

Informed Intuition

The Illusion of Linearity

Learn more about project monitoring, analytics, and control in technical project management from this module.

Getting the Fundamentals Right

Auditing: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Correcting Course or Shutting Down

Closing out a Project

Learn more about improving project performance using project reviews from this module.

Negotiation 101

Information-Based Bargaining, Cultures, and Emotions

Negotiation - Ethics and Dispute Resolution

Learn more about negotiation as a critical project management skill in technical project management from this module.

Developing Yourself and Your Organization

Project Management Maturity

Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning

Sustainability - Thick or Thin?

Personal Project Management Maturity

Learn more about personal and organizational project management growth in technical project management from this module.

Reassess and Plan for the Future

Event-Driven and Intention-Driven Project Management

Creating a Professional Development Plan

The Future of Technical Project Management

Learn about putting all the pieces together in technical project management from this module.

Diploma in Project Management in Practice - Second Assessment

Diploma in Project Management in Practice - Assessment

Improve your project management skills for managing complex technical projects with this free online course.

Diploma in Project Management in Practice

This online technical project management course will teach you about practical project management. It covers the fundamental principles and practices in project management including basic concepts such as project selection, initiation and procurement. You will study leadership, planning, scheduling, risks, and costs and budgets. You will also learn about resource allocation, monitoring, and control needed to manage complex technical projects.

Project Management Defined

Project Defined

Key Skills of the Project Manager

Introduction to PM Knowledge Areas - Part 1

Introduction to PM Knowledge Areas - Part 2

This module introduces modern project management theory and practice. Learn about projects, project management, project context, key skills of a project manager, and project management knowledge areas.

Using a Project Profile

Complex Systems

The DPCI Structure - External Factors

The DPCI Structure - Internal Factors

The DPCI Structure - Technology & Environment

Learn more about project profiles from using a project profile, complex systems, and the factors of the Darnall-Preston Complexity Index (DPCI) structure which include the external, internal, technology and environmental factors.

Project Phases

Project Organization - Part 1

Project Organization - Part 2

Measuring Organizational Complexity

Learn more about project phases and organization. This includes an introduction to project phases, project organization and measuring organizational complexity.

Including the Client

Understanding Values and Expectations

Dealing with Problems

Nurturing a Feeling of Satisfaction

Learn about managing and meeting client expectations from including the client, understanding value and expectations, dealing with problems, nurturing a feeling of satisfaction.

Working with Individuals - Part 1

Working with Individuals - Part 2

Working with Teams - Trust

Working with Teams - Managing Team Meetings

Working with Teams - Types of Teams

Creating a Project Culture

Learn more about working with individual and teams on projects from handling issues of trust, managing team meetings and types of teams, and creating a project culture.

Types of Communication

Selecting Software - Part 1

Selecting Software - Part 2

Selecting Software - Part 3

Learn more about communication technologies in projects. This module includes types of communication, types of software that are appropriate for projects of different levels of complexity, and strategies for sharing documents that can be edited by a team.

Diploma in Modern Project Management - First Assessment

Project Selection

Project Scope

Project Start-up

Alignment Process

Communications Planning

Learn more about starting a project in this module from the process of project selection, evaluating the project scope, the project start-up phase, the alignment process, and the communications planning procedure.

Types of Schedules

Elements of Time Management

Critical Path and Float

Managing the Schedule

Project Scheduling Software

Learn more about project time management in this module from types of schedules, elements of time management, critical path and float, managing the schedule, and project scheduling software.

Estimating Costs

Managing the Budget

Learn more about the strategies and means of estimating and managing project costs in modern project management in this module from estimating required project costs and managing the budget for projects.

Project Quality and Statistics

Development of Quality as a Competitive Advantage

Relevance of Quality Programs to Project Quality

Planning and Controlling Project Quality

Assuring Quality

Learn more about quality control in project management from project quality and statistics, development of quality as a competitive advantage, relevance of quality programs to project quality, planning and controlling project quality, and assuring quality.

Defining Risk

Risk Management Process

Project Risk by Phases

Project Risk and the Project Complexity Profile

Learn more about risk in modern project management in this module from defining risk, the risk management process, analyzing project risk by phases, and project risk and the project complexity profile.

Identifying the Need for Resources Outside the Organization

The Procurement Plan

Learn more about the procurement process in project management in this module from identifying the need for resources outside the organization, planning process for procurement, selecting the contract type, and the procurement process.

This free online project management course will teach you how to implement project phases like a true professional.

Diploma in Modern Project Management

This free online diploma in modern project management course uses the Project Management Institute's Book of Knowledge to describe in detail the modern theory and best practices of project management. Organisations are constantly looking to deliver projects more efficiently, and able project managers are in demand professionals. This course will also teach you how project managers can effectively manage tasks and take on leadership roles.