Project Management

What to check with your project supplier (before you start working together) [Video]

From the The Money Files Blog
by
A blog that looks at all aspects of project and program finances from budgets, estimating and accounting to getting a pay rise and managing contracts. Written by Elizabeth Harrin from RebelsGuideToPM.com.

About this Blog

RSS

Recent Posts

3 Financial signs PMs often miss

What’s next for project managers? Emerging roles to watch

Green isn’t just for infrastructure: Sustainability in digital and change projects

Making social impact part of everyday delivery

Who really owns the project budget? Clarifying financial accountability

Categories

accounting, agile, ai, appraisals, Artificial Intelligence, audit, Backlog, Benchmarking, benefits, Benefits Management, Benefits Realization, Bias, books, budget, Business Case, business case, business case, Career Development, Career Development, carnival, case study, Change Management, checklist, collaboration tools, communication, Communications Management, competition, complex projects, Conferences, config management, consultancy, contingency, contracts, corporate finance, corporate finance, cost, Cost Management, cost management, credit crunch, CRM, data, data security, debate, Decision Making, delegating, digite, earned value, Education, Energy and Utilities, Estimating, events, FAQ, financial management, financial management, forecasting, future, GDPR, general, Goals, Governance, green, Information Technology, Innovation, insurance, interviews, it, Knowledge Management, Leadership, Lessons Learned, measuring performance, Mentoring, merger, methods, metrics, multiple projects, negotiating, Networking, news, Olympics, organization, Organizational Culture, outsourcing, personal finance, Planning, pmi, PMO, PMO, Portfolio Management, portfolio management, presentations, privacy policy, process, procurement, product management, productivity, Program Management, project closure, project data, project delivery, Project Success, project testing, prototyping, qualifications, Quality, quality, Quarterly Review, records, recruitment, reports, requirements, research, resilience, Resource Management, resources, risk, Risk Management, ROI, salaries, Schedule Management, Scheduling, scope, Scope Management, security, small projects, Social Impact, social impact, social media, software, software, software, Stakeholder Management, stakeholders, Strategy, success factors, supplier management, team, Teams, testing, testing, timesheets, tips, training, transparency, trends, value management, vendors, video, virtual teams, workflow

Date

linkedin twitter facebook Request to reuse this  


How much do you really know about that supplier you are thinking of using on your project? They’ve sent you a quote, and you’ve got a nice glossy presentation with photos of their account managers, but what’s it really going to be like?

In this video I share some of the things I’ve found important when starting a relationship with a new third party – in fact, before the relationship even gets going it’s important to ask these questions.

If you prefer to read, there’s an article here on what to check before you sign on the dotted line: What you need to know about your supplier.

If you’re a video kind of person, and you want to hear my personal experience, then click Play on the video below! Let me know in the comments under the video what else you consider when you are assessing what organisations to partner with for project delivery. I’m sure you’ve got some great stories too!


Posted on: January 11, 2022 04:00 AM | Permalink

Comments (3)

Please login or join to subscribe to this item
avatar
JL Jiménez Project Manager Sr.| EMSI México, Distrito Federal, Mexico
I like the reflexion...

avatar
Kwiyuh Michael Wepngong
Community Champion
Financial Management Specialist | US Peace Corps Yaounde, Centre, Cameroon
Good info

avatar
Kwiyuh Michael Wepngong
Community Champion
Financial Management Specialist | US Peace Corps Yaounde, Centre, Cameroon
Good info

Please Login/Register to leave a comment.

ADVERTISEMENTS

"Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way - that is not easy."

- Aristotle

ADVERTISEMENT

Sponsors