Tag: Brenda Crist

High value but not so high profile – GovCon

For the past 7 years, the total value of Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts has kept pace with or exceeded the value awarded to definitive contracts. Agencies issue definitive… Continue reading High value but not so high profile – GovCon

Q&A Part 2 | Top 20 bids for 2017—and the market trends that will affect how you build your pipeline

We received a lot of audience questions during our recent Top 20 bids for 2017 webinar. Here is part 2 of our Q&A. Question: What is the state of mergers… Continue reading Q&A Part 2 | Top 20 bids for 2017—and the market trends that will affect how you build your pipeline

Rank your BD, capture, and proposal skills against APMP key competency areas

The beginning of the year is a great time for proposal professionals to evaluate their professional development and schedule time to polish their skills. So, let’s take a test on… Continue reading Rank your BD, capture, and proposal skills against APMP key competency areas

Q&A Part 1 | Top 20 bids for 2017—and the market trends that will affect how you build your pipeline

We received a lot of audience questions during our recent Top 20 bids for 2017 webinar. Here is part 1 of our Q&A. Question: Although a number of government procurement… Continue reading Q&A Part 1 | Top 20 bids for 2017—and the market trends that will affect how you build your pipeline

Make the annual update of resumes a win-win proposition

Most companies have a policy that employees must update their resume annually; however, few companies enforce the policy. When employees do not update their resumes, the company loses valuable past… Continue reading Make the annual update of resumes a win-win proposition

Past performance – the wealth of a company

The wealth of a company is in its employees. A company’s employees ensure that company produces and delivers high-quality services on schedule. Employees develop innovations, improve the company’s value, and… Continue reading Past performance – the wealth of a company

[Webinar replay] 4 ways to leverage project staff for your BD efforts

In this webinar replay, Brenda Crist helps you learn to multiply the power of your company’s BD, capture, and proposal staff by tapping the potential of your project staff to… Continue reading [Webinar replay] 4 ways to leverage project staff for your BD efforts

Doing more with less – and winning more!

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!

The 25% solution

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

Proposal scheduling – make it or break it (Part 2 of 2)

Instituting scheduling best practices before, during, and after Request for Proposal (RFP) release can help alleviate risks and improve a company’s chance of developing a compliant, compelling, and winning proposal.… Continue reading Proposal scheduling – make it or break it (Part 2 of 2)