Course

Competency Module: Business Management and Continuity

  • Date: 04/03/2025 - 04/04/2025
  • Start Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Time
  • End Time: 5:00 PM Eastern Time
  • Level: Advanced Practitioner
  • Format: Virtual Instructor-Led
  • Contact Hours: 12
  • CEUs: 1.2
Understanding risk evaluation, policy changes, and communication strategies is crucial for procurement professionals aiming for career growth. NIGP’s Competency Module: Business Management and Continuity is a comprehensive, activity-based learning experience that covers procurement functions, emergency contracts, and policy testing. This course provides essential knowledge on backup documentation, execution planning, and advanced practitioner skills. By mastering emergency preparedness training, simulation, and business interruption strategies, professionals can enhance their expertise and advance in their procurement careers.

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Objectives

In order to successfully earn a digital badge, learners must:

  • Explain the major steps to create a business continuity plan.
  • Prioritize essential procurement functions.
  • Identify the resources needed for each procurement function, activity, or task.
  • Identify and evaluate risks to procurement operations.
  • Identify any needs for policy or documentation changes.
  • Create and compile back-up documentation.
  • Plan communications strategies.
  • Identify appropriate emergency contracts and internal entity agreements for specific events.
  • Create a plan to execute the strategies such as prioritizing timelines, budgeting, resources, etc.    
  • Conduct formal emergency preparedness training.
  • Test emergency preparedness policies and procedures.
  • Determine lessons learned from a business interruption or simulation.

Completion Requirements

In order to successfully complete the NIGP Competency Module, learners must:
  • Attend and participate in the entirety of the instructional event.
  • Complete the post-course evaluation survey available in Aspire.
  • Complete the final assessment examination with a score of 80% or higher.

Miscellaneous

Payment Information

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  • Register online and upload a Purchase Order
  • Register by fax and download the print & fax form

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Methods of Payment Accepted: Check (make checks payable to NIGP), Purchase Orders (via print and fax form or online), and Credit Cards (Master Card, Visa, and American Express).

If paying by check, please make check payable to NIGP and send payment to:
NIGP, Attn: Seminar Registration
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Norfolk, VA 23510


Sessions

Cancellation Policy

Registration and payment must be received 24 hours prior to the course start date. After this time, registrations will be based on space availability.  A full refund, less a $75 administrative fee will be given for cancellations made in writing 31+ days prior to the seminar date by emailing RegistrationInfo@nigp.org. No refunds are given for cancellations received within 24 hours of the seminar start date. There are no refunds for no-shows. If the seminar is cancelled for any reason, NIGP's liability is limited to the registration fee only.  

Attendee substitutions within the same agency may be done at any time with email notification to NIGP. If attending via scholarship, please provide documentation verifying the scholarship issuer's name and contact information in lieu of payment information. 

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Competency Module: Business Management and Continuity

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