In Procurement planning activity of Contract Management Process, if the input is the scope statement using make-or-buy analysis as a tool to produce…

In the procurement planning phase of the contract management process, the project's scope statement serves as a primary input. The make-or-buy analysis is a tool used to determine whether specific work can be accomplished more effectively by the project team or must be procured from external sources. If the decision is to "buy," the specific portion of the scope to be outsourced must be clearly defined. This detailed description of the procured items, services, or results is formalized into a Statement of Work (SOW). The SOW becomes a key component of the solicitation documents sent to potential sellers.

A. Proposal: A proposal is a document submitted by a seller in response to a solicitation; it is not an output of the buyer's internal planning process.

B. Procurement design: This is a broad term for the overall procurement strategy, not the specific document that defines the work to be performed by a seller.

D. Contract: A contract is the final, legally binding agreement formed after a seller has been selected. It is an output of a later phase, not the initial planning activity.

1. National Contract Management Association. (2019). Contract Management Body of Knowledge (CMBOK) (6th ed.). Section 2.1.3, "Develop the Statement of Work," details how the SOW is derived from requirements during the pre-award planning phase to describe the work to be performed.

2. Project Management Institute. (2017). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th ed.). Section 12.1, "Plan Procurement Management." Figure 12-2 (p. 473) explicitly lists the "Project scope statement" as an input, "Make-or-buy analysis" as a tool and technique, and the "Procurement statement of work" as a key output of this process.

3. Garrett, G. A. (2007). World-Class Contracting (4th ed.). CCH Incorporated. Chapter 5, "Planning for the Solicitation," discusses how make-or-buy decisions lead directly to the development of specifications and statements of work to define what is being purchased.