No doubt about it, proposals are hard! Tight deadlines, incomprehensible and inconsistent RFP requirements, lack of sleep, high carb diets and the need to demonstrate to the government that not only are you qualified for the award, but you are the best choice, hands down. Many of these factors are outside of our control. Unfortunately, in many cases companies hamper themselves further by selecting a proposal team that is dysfunctional.
The Five Dysfunctions of a Proposal Team
By Dr. Richard Nathan on Jul 30, 2012
Hey Incumbents! Contract Incumbentitis Is a Disease. Here's the Cure.
By Carol Turpin on Jul 24, 2012
In•cum•bent [in-'kəm-bənt] Noun. The current holder of a contract. Ex: The incumbent was preparing for a recompete of work it had successfully performed for years.
Ensure a Strong Finish! Edit Your Proposal
By Ellen Perrine on Jul 12, 2012
A sad, but true, fact of the proposal business is that proposals are not always edited to ensure that they are grammatically correct, internally consistent, conform to the pre-established proposal Style Guide, and read as though the entire proposal was written by the same person (commonly referred to as “one voice”).