In this course we will cover a number of areas:

• Nature and scope of procurement fraud

• Manipulation of the procurement process with global case examples provided to illustrate each step in the manipulation process

• Examination and analysis of individual and/or organised crime within the procurement cycle

• Creation of a procurement fraud risk lifecycle within an organization

• Examination and analysis of corruption and bribery methodologies utilized during the procurement cycle

• Examination of the essential components for an effective and robust due diligence process and related procedures

• Collection, collation, exploration, and evaluation of the data sources available to profile procurement fraud risk within an organisation

• Creating anonymous procurement fraud reporting vectors including hotlines and whistle-blower protection frameworks

• Exploring the nature and impact of the use of technology and data analytics to identify actual and potential procurement fraud risk

• Procurement fraud typologies from a national, regional, and global perspective

• Designing an organizational risk mitigation framework

• Creation and operation of a rapid and systematic anti-fraud and procurement fraud response

• Creation and management of an effective anti-fraud culture

• Determination of the nature and characteristics of robust corruption controls

• Determination of the tender process with the identification of choke points and areas of vulnerability

• Establishing and monitoring conflicts of interest

• Obtaining and maintaining an independent quality assurance mechanism

• Identifying and utilising a range of fraud identification and analysis tools and techniques

• Determining and detailing various specialist and technical support functions and personnel