PM-4620: Procurement and Contract Management

Goar, E. S. (2020). SDoH: Behind the Buzz Is Real Potential. For the Record (Great Valley Publishing Company, Inc.), 32(3), 14–17.
This article defines the social determinants of health and provides an understanding of how to integrate them into practice.

Calabrese, A., Camaioni, M., & Piervincenzi, G. (2019). Advanced Work Packaging in capital projects: a standardized model for EPC Contractors. Journal of Modern Project Management, 7(3), 1–21.
This article explores the act of analyzing and deepening the process of breaking down the scope of work into work packages in an international context.

Shen, W., Tang, W., Yu, W., Duffield, C. F., Hui, F. K. P., Wei, Y., & Fang, J. (2017). Causes of Contractors’ Claims in International Engineering-Procurement-Construction Projects. Journal of Civil Engineering & Management, 23(6), 727–739.
This article explores an established model that outlines causes of contractors’ claims as external risk (sociopolitical risks, economic risks, and natural hazards), clients' organizational behavior (untimely payment, change orders, and inefficient processing), and project definition in the contract (unclear scope of works, and unclear technical specification).

Kagogo, T. S., & Steyn, H. (2019). Effect of Scope Readiness on Capital Projects in Mining: A Namibian Case Study. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 30(1), 257–269.
This article investigates the relationship between project scope readiness and project performance in the Namibian mining industry.

Olmsted, L. (2020). A Common Taxonomy for Carbon: How States and Cities Use Public Procurement to Combat Climate Change. Public Contract Law Journal, 49(4), 691–708.
This article assesses the use of environmentally sustainable procurement by state and local governments and develops a common taxonomy to encapsulate the myriad of strategies, processes, and tools used by these jurisdictions.

World Health Organization (2020). Selected initiatives.
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Health and Human Services: Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion (2020). Social determinants of health.