United Nations Procurement
Capacity Development Centre

Starts: 05 October 2010 at 0900

Ends: 07 October 2010 at 1700

This course, organised by the UNDP, will provide participants with a clear understanding of Risk Management as a tool to manage construction projects to improve cost, timeliness and quality and to communicate effectively with stakeholders. Construction projects can be of high value and/or high risk and if not planned and managed well can easily run over time, over budget and not deliver what was originally expected.

Participants will gain a thorough understanding of:
•How to undertake risk analysis and identify critical factors for success and how to determine the best procurement strategy
•Your agency's objectives for this purchase and its demand requirements
•How the supply market operates and the capability of suppliers to meet your requirements
•How to pre-empt unrealistic stakeholder expectations (donors and government) to execute complex construction projects
•How to operate in unstable environments and with limited local supply market capability, including where bottlenecks and monopolies are impediments

Further information and on-line registration can be found here. 

The course schedule for the rest of the year is available here.