01 — Procurement governance
GPON Infrastructure Procurement & Compliance Audit
Represented IT on the Bids and Awards Committee for a GPON infrastructure project within the Astoria group, and conducted the post-installation compliance audit.
Context
A GPON (gigabit passive optical network) infrastructure project within the Astoria group, procured through a formal Bids and Awards Committee process with IT sitting alongside finance and management stakeholders.
Challenge
A formal procurement process needed technical judgement inside the committee during evaluation, and independent verification afterwards that the delivered installation matched the agreed specification.
Role & mandate
IT representative on the Bids and Awards Committee; technical evaluator during bidding; auditor after installation.
Approach
- 01Represented IT on the Bids and Awards Committee for the project
- 02Participated in the bidding process and technical evaluation of vendor submissions
- 03Conducted the post-installation audit of the delivered installation
- 04Verified the installed work against the agreed technical specifications
Purpose
To confirm that the delivered GPON installation complied with the specifications agreed during procurement.
Leadership dimension
Cross-functional committee work: representing infrastructure requirements in a formal procurement forum and carrying the verification through after delivery.
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