Procurement AI Training Syllabus
Every module in our procurement AI training, in order. The self-paced course follows this syllabus exactly. Team workshops use the same parts, run live on scenarios from your own categories.
- Starter ($245): Part 0
- Pro ($625): Part 0, your choice of Part 1 or Part 2, Part 3
- Pro+ ($1,295): Part 0, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Part 0 · ~2.5 hours · 7 lessons · Starter, Pro, Pro+
AI Foundations for Procurement
The gateway module. Every learner starts here.
How LLMs Actually Work
What language models can and cannot do, and why that matters for professional use.
Three-Tier Data Classification
Public vs. internal vs. confidential: which data can you put in which tool. The framework you use every time.
Setting Up Your AI Workspace
Configure Claude Projects with system prompts that maintain context across your procurement work.
The 4-Step Verification Protocol
Source · Logic · Fitness · Consequence: a mandatory check before any AI output goes into professional use.
Evaluating AI Tools
The "sharp intern" benchmark for assessing what an AI can and cannot do. Tool landscape overview: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot.
The RCCF Prompt Framework
Role · Context · Constraint · Format: the four-element structure that underpins every prompt in this program.
Five Foundational Prompt Patterns
Extraction · Analysis · Generation · Transformation · Evaluation. A pattern for every procurement task.
Part 1 · ~2 hours · 6 modules · Pro, Pro+
Category Manager & Sourcing Track
End-to-end sourcing from market scan to negotiation pack.
Module 1.1: Supply Market Intelligence
Build a structured market brief in under 30 minutes. Supplier identification, market structure, cost drivers, risk signals, backed by a rigorous verification workflow.
Module 1.2: RFI Design & Response Analysis
Design RFI question sets that force comparable responses. Score and shortlist at speed without losing analytical rigour.
Module 1.3: RFP Construction
Build a complete RFP in one session: scope of work, evaluation criteria with scoring anchors, commercial terms instructions, and a built-in consistency review.
Module 1.4: Supplier Response Scoring
Criterion-by-criterion extraction, bias management in AI-assisted evaluation, and governance-ready shortlisting recommendations.
Module 1.5: Should-Cost Modeling
Build a credible should-cost estimate for a services category: cost tree, benchmark sources, sensitivity analysis, and negotiation anchor framing.
Module 1.6: Negotiation Fact Pack & Lever Map
Pre-negotiation preparation: lever map across commercial/technical/relationship/risk dimensions, supplier perspective analysis ("steel-man the opponent"), opening position framework.
Part 2 · ~1.5 hours · 4 modules · Pro, Pro+
Contract Manager Track
From obligation extraction to renewal strategy, one running scenario.
Module 2.1: Contract Intake & Obligation Extraction
Extract all material obligations, key dates, liability positions, and defined terms from a long-form agreement. Produce a structured obligation register ready for stakeholder use, in under 20 minutes.
Module 2.2: Risk & Compliance Gap Analysis
Compare a contract against your internal policy framework. Produce a compliance gap matrix with three-tier risk ratings and remediation recommendations.
Module 2.3: Redline Drafting for Standard Clause Types
First-draft redlines for the five most contested clause types: limitation of liability, IP ownership, termination for convenience, payment terms, confidentiality & data protection.
Module 2.4: Renewal Pipeline & Milestone Tracking
Portfolio-level renewal calendar, auto-renewal risk register, renewal priority ranking, and a weekly contract management dashboard format.
Part 3 · ~1.5 hours · 5 modules · Pro, Pro+
Advanced Techniques & Prompt Mastery
What separates a competent AI user from a power user.
Module 3.1: Advanced Prompting Techniques
Five techniques beyond RCCF: few-shot (show don't tell), chain-of-thought, meta-prompting, constraint stacking, and negative prompting.
Module 3.2: Building Your Personal Prompt Library
15+ tested, annotated prompts in the six-field Prompt Record Format. Organized by workflow stage. Built to stay current as models evolve.
Module 3.3: Chaining Workflows End-to-End
Multi-step AI pipeline design: handoff documents, verification gates between steps, and the three chain failure points to prevent.
Module 3.4: Integrating AI Outputs into Your Existing Tools
The no-rekeying principle: format AI outputs directly for Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and email. Handle ERP exports as AI inputs.
Module 3.5: When Not to Use AI
A cost-benefit framework for AI task selection. The five procurement situations where AI is net negative. Maintaining professional accountability.
Part 4 · ~1 hour · 3 modules · Pro+
Governance & Capstone
Where the credential is earned.
Module 4.1: Data Classification in Practice
Translate the three-tier framework into a one-page personal AI use policy for your specific role, IT and legal-approvable.
Module 4.2: Enterprise vs. Consumer Tool Decision
Five-factor framework to assess your current tool setup and articulate the business case for an enterprise AI license.
Module 4.3: Capstone Project & Certification
105-minute end-to-end procurement AI challenge, without access to course materials. 75/100 earns a digital certificate. 85/100 earns the physical credential (Pro+ only).
How team workshops use this syllabus
- Focused format: Part 0 plus one track, sourcing or contracts.
- Full Program format: all parts.
- Custom mix: for example, sourcing managers on the sourcing track and contract managers on the contracts track, in the same cohort with a shared Part 0 and Part 3.
- One-day workshops run 6 to 7 hours with one month of office hours afterwards; two-day workshops run 12 to 14 hours with three months of office hours.