
One of a proposal team’s biggest frustrations is last-minute changes, which can introduce errors into written proposals or cause synchronization issues with oral proposal slides and scripts. Before making last-minute changes consider the type of change you are making and how it affects proposal timeliness and quality. Table 1 Column 1 lists welcome changes that can make a proposal more compelling or increase its score. Table 1 Column 2 lists unnecessary changes that may cause significant work, burn out team members, and not increase a proposal’s score. Table 1. Types of last-minute changes to consider If you routinely get a lot of last-minute changes: Provide leadership with a schedule and specify how last-minute changes affect delivery. Ask leadership to describe how unnecessary changes can improve the proposal’s score. Explain how the last-minute changes affect quality, timeliness, and team morale. By negotiating last-minute changes and picking your battles, you can gain … Continue reading When to stop last-minute changes