Procurement & Technical Writing (Online)

Service Description

Purpose To build practical skills in procurement basics and professional technical writing so participants can plan, justify, and document purchasing decisions with clarity and confidence. Audience Early–mid career professionals involved in purchasing, contracts, grants, or program administration who need to write clear, accurate procurement and technical documents. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, participants will be able to: 1. Describe the basic procurement cycle and common purchasing methods. 2. Draft clear scopes of work (SOWs) and specifications. 3. Write justifications, emails, and memos that support procurement decisions. 4. Analyze vendor proposals and write concise evaluation notes. 5. Prepare simple technical reports and monitoring documents. 6. Edit and proofread documents for clarity, accuracy, and compliance. Session Overview 1. Procurement Basics & Writing Roles 2. Procurement cycle, methods, ethics 3. Where writing fits and intro to plain language 4. Scopes of Work & Specifications 5. Core SOW elements; avoiding vague language 6. Drafting key sections with templates 7. Justifications & Internal Requests 8. Structure of strong justifications 9. Purchase requests, comparison summaries, memos 10. Proposal Evaluation & Notes 11. Criteria, scoring, and risk 12. Writing objective evaluation comments 13. Technical Reports & Templates 14. Status and performance reports 15. Using templates, headings, and tables 16. Editing, Quality Control & Next Steps 17. Editing and proofreading checklists 18. Final document polish and career applications Credential Participants who complete all sessions and assignments receive a Certificate of Completion