Category: Proposal Management

Dear Proposal Doctor, My team has been locked in a room for the better part of a week with instructions to stay there until they, that is, we, have created… Continue reading Ask Proposal Doctor – How to bring proposal solutioning to closure?

Dear Proposal Doctor, Senior executives in my organization are constantly inserting material into the proposal that is not called for in the RFP and spending time on proposal components that… Continue reading Ask Proposal Doctor – Creating balance between "required" and "desired"?

Thirty minutes is all the time you need to redirect the writing of a mediocre proposal and put it on a clear path to victory. In this article, I’ll explain… Continue reading Take your proposal from good to great in 30 minutes

Download Are you happy with 50 percent? Lisa Pafe, APMP Bid & Proposal Con 2014 presentation Are you happy with 50 percent?  That’s what Don Draper of Mad Men asked… Continue reading Are you happy with 50 percent?

Proposal reviews are often unproductive and fail to yield positive results as measured by proposal wins. Applying our proven methodology doubles win rates by giving proposal evaluators what they want:… Continue reading 7 proposal secrets that will increase your win rate – webinar replay

The typical company spends on average 10% of their revenue target on Bids and Proposals (B&P). Risks that increase the B&P budget include poor bid decisions, an immature solution, insufficient… Continue reading Q&A – Doing more with less – and winning more! Part 2

The typical company spends on average 10% of their revenue target on Bids and Proposals (B&P). Risks that increase the B&P budget include poor bid decisions, an immature solution, insufficient… Continue reading Q&A – Doing more with less – and winning more! Part 1

Building relationships, sharing lessons learned, networking, and socializing—it has been a busy few months for the APMP-NCA Mentor-Protégé program. We all know that professional success in the capture and proposal… Continue reading More from the APMP NCA Mentor-Protégé Program

The typical company spends on average 10% of their revenue target on Bids and Proposals (B&P). Risks that increase the B&P budget include poor bid decisions, an immature solution, insufficient… Continue reading Doing more with less – and winning more!

Recently, Lisa Pafe introduced a new column focused on capture and proposal innovations – people, processes, and technology – in the APMP-NCA ezine. With the uncertainties and cost cutting we… Continue reading Capture and proposal innovations