Prepare a procurement plan. This is the plan only don't include excution, so you don't need to find vendors, get prices, etc. You just have to define How procurement will be done for the given project. Case study: FdM mortgage Inc. wishes to optimize their call centre operations. Currently, they have 2 call centres- Sales/Support (running on cisco) and Collections (running on Nortel), The Nortel switches and phones are getting closed to the end of life by mid-2022. The She is to upgrade all the phone systems to the latest version of Cisco CUCM which includes capabilities for voice, data, messaging, and video conferencing. It is projected that by consolidating to a single phone system (i.e., Cisco), the company will save $250,000 in licensing and service fee. The FdM mortgage procurement team will be sourcing both professional services and materials using their preferred vendors list. The company has a fixed budget of $750,000 and has 10months to complete the project. This is the only information provided by the professor regarding case study. In this plan we must include: Time, cost and quality Identifying the suppliers or vendors How we get info(RFI) What type of contract we are going to have Contract Please provide a proper plan. Points include: Procurement plan Purpose Procurement role and responsibilities: Project sponsor Project manager Technical managers Contract managers Project team Vendors Requirements of the procurement Identification and selecting the vendor Contract obligation Risk Management Procurement planning advantages Approvals and authorization Contract type Contract administrator : It is ability of working with the suppliers Sign-off

Assignment 1 is already available for you. This assignment is due Sunday, June 05, and carries a weight of 15% of your grade, so it is wise to start early. The assignment is to prepare a procurement plan. We have talked about this many times in class: this is the plan only and doesn't include execution, so you don't need to find vendors, get prices, etc. You just have to define HOW procurement will be done for the given project. There are two "case study projects"; half of the class gets one, and the other half gets the other one; switching is not permitted. The project assigned to you follows: FdM Mortgage Inc. wishes to optimize their call center operation. Currently, they have 2 call centers - Sales/Support (running on Cisco) and Collections (running on Nortel), The Nortel switches and phones are getting close to the end of life by mid-2022. The strategy is to upgrade all the phone systems to the latest version of the Cisco CUCM which includes capabilities for voice, data, messaging, and video conferencing. It is projected that by consolidating to a single phone system (i.e., Ciscol the company will save $250.000 in licensing and Reply class gets one, and the other half gets the other one; switching is not permitted. The project assigned to you follows: FdM Mortgage Inc. wishes to optimize their call center operation. Currently, they have 2 call centers - Sales/Support (running on Cisco) and Collections (running on Nortel), The Nortel switches and phones are getting close to the end of life by mid-2022. The strategy is to upgrade all the phone systems to the latest version of the Cisco CUCM which includes capabilities for voice, data, messaging, and video conferencing. It is projected that by consolidating to a single phone system (i.e., Cisco), the company will save $250,000 in licensing and service fees. The FdM Mortgage procurement team will be sourcing both professional services and materials using their preferred vendors list. The company has a fixed budget of $750,000 and has 10 months to complete the project. As usual, if you have any questions, post them in Teams, and I will be happy to answer. Good luck Reply Assignment Instructions 1. Complete a procurement plan for the project provided by your instructor. Switching topics is not permitted. 2. You must create your procurement plan based on the course materials. Do not use a template from an external source. 3. Use multiple sources to develop your understanding of the project procurement process. Recommended starting points a. Kerzner eText b. PMBOK Guide c. Course material 4. Create a professional looking document that includes a title page, table of contents, and bibliography. APA standards must be followed. 5. Assignment length: minimum 2 pages excluding title page, table of contents and bibliography pages. 6. Submit your assignment to the drop box: Assignment 1. Only one submission is permitted. Therefore, ensure that you create your own work before it's submitted to the drop box