Supplier Agreement Management: A Project Management Process Area at Maturity Level 2

Purpose

The purpose of Supplier Agreement Management (SAM) is to manage the acquisition of products and services from suppliers.

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If you are using SAM to understand best practices for purchasing, outsourcing, and acquiring products and services to deliver or assemble and deliver to your customer, you may want to refer to the CMMI for Acquisition model for more detailed guidance on improving your acquisition processes.

Introductory Notes

The scope of this process area addresses the acquisition of products, services, and product and service components that can be delivered to the project’s customer or included in a product or service system. This process ...

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