It’s a dark and stormy Halloween night in the world of government proposals. The clock ticks toward a midnight deadline, and the Capture and Proposal Managers stare at the half-finished… Continue reading How to Avoid a Proposal Halloween Nightmare

I recently read an insightful article, Why Is the Length of Time That GovCon Capture Managers Stay with a Company Getting Shorter?, by Peter Lierni, CAP.APMP, CP.APMP. Peter indicated that,… Continue reading Stepping Up in the Absence of Capture Managers

Hiring the right capture manager(s) is crucial for an organization’s success. But what exactly should you be looking for? We turned to the best source available—bid and proposal industry professionals—to… Continue reading What to Look for When Hiring a Capture Manager

Introduction When working towards securing a successful recompete, the journey begins long before the capture manager steps into the picture. The key lies in early preparation and strategic groundwork, which… Continue reading When to Start Working on Your Contract Recompete

The Agile Manifesto talks about people, communications, the product, and flexibility. With respect to people, Agile practitioners value individuals and interactions over processes and tools. It takes a team to… Continue reading How to Apply Agile Practices to Proposal Team Roles

This week, Brenda Crist described the 25% Solution and provides advice for proposal managers who become defacto capture managers once an RFP drops. I titled this post the 25% Solution… Continue reading The 25% solution

Lisa Pafe’s previous blogs discussed how capture and project management can work together during recompetes to influence the customer and gather competitive intelligence. This week, Lisa discusses how the project… Continue reading Working with project managers on recompetes: project manager as proposal SME (Part 3)

This week, Lisa Pafe provides additional insights into how incumbents can work with their project managers when preparing for recompete procurements. Project managers have an enormous role to play in… Continue reading Working with project managers on recompetes: Project manager as an ethical spy (Part 2)

Recently we asked Lisa Pafe, Lohfeld Consulting Group Principal Consultant, to share her thoughts on the five stages of teamwork and how to jump-start team performance… In previous blog posts,… Continue reading Strategies and tactics to bring your team to a win – Part 3: Norming, performing, and adjourning

Recently we asked Lisa Pafe, Lohfeld Consulting Group Principal Consultant, to share her thoughts on the five stages of teamwork and how to jump-start team performance… After proposal kick-off, proposal… Continue reading Strategies and tactics to bring your team to a win – Part 2: Storming