More adventures start with a lack of planning. –Capt. Dick Shakeshaft, Keynote Speaker, APMP Nor’easters 2011 Fall Symposium Keeping a proposal team on a winning track means getting an early start on the proposal. Arguably, the most important activity during the Pre-proposal Preparation Phase is preparing proposal products early. While each RFP contains unique questions that are difficult to anticipate, we can get a head start on many standard proposal sections during this phase. Identify proposal products typically included in similar or related bids for this client, and begin developing these sections before RFP release. Typically, these products include: Resumes Past performance summaries Graphics Plans (quality, safety, program management, transition, small business, etc.) Executive summary Orals presentation This allows you to spend post-RFP release response time revising, reviewing, and polishing content versus writing it from scratch. Early writing has many benefits. Writers begin writing to outlined content while the outline … Continue reading 6 Early-stage proposal products to identify and develop →