Basic project familiarity is helpful. Use an invented procurement example for practice. The recordings introduce commercial concepts; they do not replace the organisation’s current procurement rules or jurisdiction-specific legal advice.
About this course
Learn the main decisions involved in project procurement through this free OnlinePMCourses training. The complete 11-video source sequence covers procurement management, tendering, tender documents, suppliers, consultants, statements of work, contract considerations and a procurement-domain compilation. It connects a purchasing decision with the project result it needs to support.
Course at a glance
| Provider / Teaching team | OnlinePMCourses |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · Online PM Courses – Mike Clayton |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Language | English |
| Videos | 11 |
| Video duration | 2h 43m · allow extra time for practice |
| Format | Self-paced recorded training |
| Certificate | Not included with video viewing |
What you’ll learn
- Define a procurement need and describe the work or service being requested.
- Understand the purpose of a tender process and its supporting documents.
- Consider supplier and consultant responsibilities during project delivery.
- Recognise questions about contract arrangements and the project manager’s role in negotiation.
Skills you’ll gain
- Project procurement
- Tender planning
- Statements of work
- Supplier management
- Procurement documents
- Commercial awareness
Course Overview
The course provides a bounded collection of teaching on project procurement and its related documents. It combines a broad primer and domain compilation with focused tutorials on competitive tendering, supplier relationships, consultants and contract concepts. All 11 source videos remain available. The practical aim is to make the need, evaluation and delivery responsibilities clear enough that a supplier relationship can support the project. Use the lessons to identify questions and organise a process, while recognising that actual contract terms and procurement obligations depend on current organisational and legal requirements.
How to study the course
- Begin with the procurement primer and domain compilation to understand the wider process before choosing a contract arrangement.
- Use the statement-of-work and tender-document lessons to make the requested result, assumptions and evaluation approach clear.
- Review supplier, consultant and negotiation topics with the same scenario. Decide what needs to be monitored after an agreement is made.
Use the searchable classroom lesson list to revisit a specific explanation. Pause after a useful demonstration, reproduce a small example and explain the result in your own words. Keep a short note of what worked, what changed and what you still need to understand before moving on.
Who is this for?
This course suits project managers, coordinators and professionals working with suppliers or consultants. It is useful when you need to contribute to a procurement process without assuming that purchasing is separate from project delivery.
Before you start
Basic project familiarity is helpful. Use an invented procurement example for practice. The recordings introduce commercial concepts; they do not replace the organisation’s current procurement rules or jurisdiction-specific legal advice.
Put the lessons into practice
Prepare a short procurement brief for a fictional project buying a reporting service. Describe the required result, constraints, assumptions and responsibilities. Draft a simple evaluation table and identify which information belongs in the tender documents. Add a supplier-management checklist for the delivery period and a process for raising concerns. Finish with a list of contract questions that would need current professional review before an actual agreement, keeping those questions separate from your educational example.
This optional activity is provided by WikiFree for independent practice. It is not a graded assignment from the instructor. Keep your working notes, check the result against the task you defined and return to the relevant lesson when an assumption or technique is unclear.
Certificate / Assessment
Watching the public videos and using WikiFree progress tracking does not award a certificate, exam voucher, academic credit or instructor assessment.
Use your practice output to review what you can now explain and repeat independently. Completion tracking records your study progress; it does not replace an assessed qualification or professional experience.
Use this course in a learning path
- Procurement Analyst Career Path: Courses and Portfolio ProjectResource 01
- Free Procurement and Supplier Evaluation Learning PathCourse resource in this path
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Project Procurement: Free Course | Intermediate | Project procurement · Tender planning · Statements of work | 2h 43m of video; practice time is additional |
| Project Scope Management: Free Course | Intermediate | Scope management · Work breakdown structures · Change control | 2h 57m of video; practice time is additional |
| Workplace Negotiation: Free Course | Beginner | Negotiation preparation · Bargaining · Agreement building | 3h 53m of video; practice time is additional |
| Project Cost Management: Free Course | Intermediate | Cost estimation · Project budgeting · Cost baselines | 6h 0m of video; practice time is additional |
Frequently asked questions
Is this course free to watch?
Yes. The public video lessons can be viewed in the WikiFree classroom. Free viewing does not include paid software, service subscriptions, provider membership benefits or a credential.
How long does the course take?
The 11 source videos total approximately 2h 43m. Allow additional time for pausing, practice, reviewing an example and checking your own result.
What background do I need?
Basic project familiarity is helpful. Use an invented procurement example for practice. The recordings introduce commercial concepts; they do not replace the organisation’s current procurement rules or jurisdiction-specific legal advice.
Does watching the course award a certificate?
No. Video viewing and WikiFree progress tracking do not award a certificate, credit or an exam voucher.
Can I study on a phone?
Yes. The classroom has a responsive player and searchable lesson list. A larger screen and suitable practice environment are helpful for following software demonstrations or technical examples.
Provider: OnlinePMCourses. Videos play from the Online PM Courses - Mike Clayton channel on YouTube.
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