Tag: Brenda Crist

7 Must-have Gifts for Bid and Proposal Management Professionals

A Light-Hearted Holiday Shopping Guide Ah, the holidays! It’s a time of joy, cheer, and the eternal question: What on Earth do I get for a bid and proposal management… Continue reading 7 Must-have Gifts for Bid and Proposal Management Professionals

Finding the Right Consultant: A Guide for Bid and Capture Managers

Having the right consultant on your team can be a game-changer. Consultants bring specialized expertise, fresh perspectives, and a wealth of experience that can elevate your proposals and increase win… Continue reading Finding the Right Consultant: A Guide for Bid and Capture Managers

Tips for Managing Multiple Conflicting Deadlines

Bid and proposal professionals often juggle multiple projects with overlapping deadlines. Their jobs involve continuously balancing and reassessing factors like the strategic value of each project, the urgency of a… Continue reading Tips for Managing Multiple Conflicting Deadlines

50 Words and Phrases to Jumpstart GenAI Prompts

Introduction As bid and proposal professionals, we understand the importance of crafting compelling and high-scoring content that wins contracts. Generating persuasive text can be challenging, but with the help of… Continue reading 50 Words and Phrases to Jumpstart GenAI Prompts

Use Metrics as a Tool to Improve Bid and Proposal-related Performance

Introduction As bid and proposal professionals, we continuously aim to enhance our performance to win contracts and business opportunities. Unfortunately, the traditional approach to evaluating our success often relies solely… Continue reading Use Metrics as a Tool to Improve Bid and Proposal-related Performance

7 Strategies for Responding When RFP Requirements are Bigger than the Page Count

Introduction What do you do when you’re handed a 50-page statement of work (SOW) in an RFP but are restricted to just 10 pages for your technical response? It’s a… Continue reading 7 Strategies for Responding When RFP Requirements are Bigger than the Page Count

21 Strategies for Using AI to Expedite and Improve Proposal Writing

Introduction While no artificial intelligence (AI) tool can ingest your request for proposal (RFP) requirements and pop out a winning proposal, AI can be your partner in expediting proposal writing… Continue reading 21 Strategies for Using AI to Expedite and Improve Proposal Writing

Use AI to Jumpstart Proposal Content Plans

Introduction Measure before you cut, design before you code, and think before you write. All these sayings share a common theme—planning and preparing before acting and using good tools can… Continue reading Use AI to Jumpstart Proposal Content Plans

Tips for Using AI to Analyze RFPs

Requests for proposals (RFPs) are often complex, lengthy, and time-consuming to analyze. However, analyzing RFPs is crucial for understanding the client’s needs, expectations, and evaluation criteria. Therefore, consider using AI… Continue reading Tips for Using AI to Analyze RFPs

Maximize Efficiency: Extract RFP Requirements with Generative AI Commands

Introduction With its language understanding capabilities, Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be invaluable for quickly and accurately extracting requirements from requests for proposals (RFPs). You can also instruct AI to… Continue reading Maximize Efficiency: Extract RFP Requirements with Generative AI Commands