Procurement is about placing orders for items that have been requested and authorized. Includes hardware, software, services, and external resources.  The activities are:

• Receiving procurement requests
• Review procurement requests and approve or reject them
• Initiate procurement by selecting the appropriate supplier and placing the order
• Tracking orders until delivery of ordered items
• Receiving procured items upon delivery by suppliers
• Maintaining valid information about the procured items received
• Handling escalations if necessary (during the entire procurement process until the potentially necessary return of ordered items).