Proposal production checklists (Part 2 of 4)
As a follow up to Briana Coleman’s proposal production series, we’re sharing some helpful checklists and tools for you to use in planning your next proposal production effort. Download the… Continue reading Proposal production checklists (Part 2 of 4)
Proposal production checklists (Part 1 of 4)
As a follow up to Briana Coleman’s proposal production series, we’re sharing some helpful checklists and tools for you to use in planning your next proposal production plan. Download the… Continue reading Proposal production checklists (Part 1 of 4)
Confessions of a proposal production expert – delivery (Part 5 of 5)
All great proposal teams know the few golden rules of proposal development: Writers are more productive when they are fed. Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. And… You can’t… Continue reading Confessions of a proposal production expert – delivery (Part 5 of 5)
Confessions of a proposal production expert – printing and assembly (Part 4 of 5)
In theory, printing and assembling your final proposal books doesn’t sound too hard. You hit print, wait for the printer to spit out a few thousand pages, put them in… Continue reading Confessions of a proposal production expert – printing and assembly (Part 4 of 5)
Cost-effective PC/iPad tools for proposal success in 2013
AppMaven’s latest presentation (July 23, 2013) provides more time and effort-reducing PC and Mac tools and tricks to develop, manage, and WIN proposals more efficiently and effectively. Download the presentation and 2013 favorite PC/Mac & iPad apps checklist.
Confessions of a proposal production expert – editing (Part 3 of 5)
This week, Briana Coleman, PPM.APMP shares her top 3 tips for editing a proposal to get within page count—along with a tip about redacted proposals. Your editor should understand the… Continue reading Confessions of a proposal production expert – editing (Part 3 of 5)
How to create winning technical solutions now
In this article, I’m going to describe the process we use to ensure we develop solutions that will score well when reviewed by government proposal evaluators.
Confessions of a proposal production expert – graphic design (Part 2 of 5)
In this post, Briana Coleman, PPM.APMP shares her top 4 tips for developing graphics for a proposal. Tip 1: Develop graphics as the exact size you need For example, if… Continue reading Confessions of a proposal production expert – graphic design (Part 2 of 5)
Helping proposal introverts open up and play nice? Ask the Proposal Doctor
Our solution architect is a brilliant person who is also a Serious Geek and unreconstructed introvert. This person does not want to interact with anyone and does not express himself well in writing. He will only talk to people who are as technical as he is, and that is a very small club.
Need to keep an accurate compliance matrix? Ask the Proposal Doctor
As wonderful as automated RFP-shredding tools are, they don’t provide a good answer to multiple amendments and Q&As. Wendy Frieman shares her time-tested approach.