Procurement management in project management involves acquiring goods, services, or results from external vendors or providers. This includes vendor selection, contract negotiation, procurement planning, and performance monitoring to ensure external resources support project goals.
Option A: Workload evaluation is part of resource management, not procurement.
Option C: Internal team and resource management is separate from procurement.
Option D: Communications management deals with stakeholder information, not procurement.
Thus, the purpose of procurement management is to obtain goods and services from external providers.
Reference:
WGU Information Technology Management - Project Procurement Management, section on Procurement Processes.