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Proposal Development: An Art or a Science?
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Proposal Development:AN ART? A SCIENCE? WHICH IS IT? ONLY ONE? BOTH?
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APMP's Mission and Vision Statement
APMP promotes the professional growth of its members by advancing the arts, sciences, and technologies of winning business. APMP is the worldwide authority for professionals dedicated to the process of winning business through proposals, bids, tenders, and presentations.
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Art, the Creative Aspects of Proposal Development
Art is form and content Form means—
Elements of art such as form and space Principles of design Actual materials used
Content means— What is meant to be portrayed What is actually portrayed How we react to the intended/actual messages
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The Notion of Art
Something: More than just process More than just “meat and potatoes”
Thinking outside the box to: Know the break point on “price to win” Identify the right person to champion for you Recognize a key failure or success Leveraging creative media
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Art in Achieving a Favored Position
After M. E. Porter, Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors, The Free Press, 1980, 1988
OpportunityDiscovered
Customer,Opportunity,
and CompetitorsResearched
CustomerInfluenced Company
Positionedto Bid and Win
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Competitor Analysis
After M. E. Porter, Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors, The Free Press, 1980, 1988
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Competitor Analysis
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Competitor Analysis
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Early Competitive Focus
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Exploiting Early Efforts
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Visuals Improve Document Comprehension
Two channels of cognition Visual Auditory
Reading uses auditory channel Learning occurs as mind sorts, filters, and
integrates Complementary visuals and text improve
learning and command attention
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Visuals Make the Point Quickly
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Introduce visuals before they appear.
Integrate visuals into the text.
Orient visuals vertically.
Minimize text in visuals.
Understandable < 10 seconds.
Are relevant, not just decorative.
Correct Use of Visuals to Sell
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Use Action Captions So Visuals Stand Alone
Figure 7. Flexible Security Surveillance System. Operators can select, zoom, and record any image from any video source using our system because diverse camera sources and locations are networked into an integrated command and monitoring center.
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Visuals Improve Retention
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Style Sheets and Formatting
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Persuasive Organization
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Why is Proposal Development Art?
Requires Creativity Focuses on the simple yet sublime (the solution)(Chinese art) Must tell a story (orally or written) that inspires/stimulates the
right decision Uses language/actions symbolically to create a desired result Relies on the creation of a mosaic to understand the
customer, competitors, and self
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Science, the Technical Aspects of Proposal Development
Science is knowledge attained through Study or practice
Measurable results through testing and analysis
Based on fact, not opinion or preference Body of knowledge that can be—
Rationally explained Reasonably applied
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The Notion of Science
Something: is repeatable is mechanical is based on metrics is pushed forward by process and tools
Companies that understand proposals to be “science” develop processes, tools, techniques, training
Science can be labeled as “meat and potatoes”
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Compliance
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Compliance Checklist in Three Steps
Capture verbatim requirements from RFP with references
Separate into single requirements
Simplify, organize, eliminate redundancies, resolve contradictions
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Capture All Requirements
Capture verbatim requirements from RFP with references
Separate into single requirements
RFP Paragraph Compliance Requirement
B Requirements for production delivery and schedule (see RFP Section B table)
C.2.1 DESIGN ACTIVITIESThe Contractor shall develop the design and accompanying documentation for the DUDS specified in this SOW. The design and documentation shall meet the requirements of Section 3 of this SOW. Specific design activities shall include:The Contractor shall design a prototype dropsonde. This dropsonde shall meet the technical specifications given in Section 3 and shall be the weight and have the size as given in the Contractor’s proposal. These units shall be powered in normal use in a manner determined by the Contractor. The prototype dropsondes shall also be capable of being powered externally for testing to allow full operation for extended test periods without loss of capability.The Contractor shall design a prototype on-board receiver and data processor (ORDP) capable of being operated over a temperature range of 0 to 120 degrees F. The prototype ORDP shall meet the technical specifications given in Section 3 and shall be the weight as given in the Contractor’s proposal. The prototype ORDP shall be powered from a single DC voltage source with voltage as given in the Contractor’s proposal. The prototype ORDP shall be capable of receiving signals from the dropsonde units and communicating with the ground station and operating with them both as specified in Section 3.The Contractor shall design a ground station capable of operation in a shelter located on the Earth’s surface. The ground station shall meet the technical specifications given in Section 3. The ground station shall be capable of receiving the data from the ORDP by line-of-sight radio or satellite/internet link and displaying the profile data locally. The ground station will be powered by standard 60 Hz, 120 VAC, single-phase electrical power provided by the Government.
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Separate the Requirements
Capture verbatim requirements from RFP with references
Separate into single requirements
RFP Paragraph Sub-Requirement Compliance Requirement
B Requirements for production delivery and schedule (see RFP Section B table)
C.2.1 DESIGN ACTIVITIES
1 The Contractor shall develop the design
2 and accompanying documentation for the DUDS specified in this SOW
3 The design and documentation shall meet the requirements of Section 3 of this SOW.
4 Specific design activities shall include:
4.1 The Contractor shall design a prototype dropsonde.
4.1.1 This dropsonde shall meet the technical specifications given in Section 3
4.1.2 and shall be the weight
4.1.3 and have the size as given in the Contractor’s proposal.
4.1.4 These units shall be powered in normal use in a manner determined by the Contractor.
4.1.5 The prototype dropsondes shall also be capable of being powered externally for testing to allow full operation for extended test periods without loss of capability.
4.2 The Contractor shall design a prototype on-board receiver and data processor (ORDP)
4.2.1 capable of being operated over a temperature range of 0 to 120 degrees F.
4.2.2 The prototype ORDP shall meet the technical specifications given in Section 3
4.2.3 and shall be the weight as given in the Contractor’s proposal.
4.2.4 The prototype ORDP shall be powered from a single DC voltage source with voltage as given in the Contractor’s proposal.
4.2.5 The prototype ORDP shall be capable of receiving signals from the dropsonde units
4.2.6 and communicating with the ground station
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Simplify and Organize
Capture verbatim requirements from RFP with references
Separate into single requirements
RFP Paragraph Sub-Requirement Compliance Requirement
B Requirements for production delivery and schedule (see RFP Section B table)C.2.1 4.1, 4.1.1 Contractor shall design a prototype dropsonde meeting technical specifications in Section 3 of SOW
C.2.1 4.1.2 Dropsonde shall be weight given in Contractor's proposalC.2.1 4.1.3 Dropsonde shall be size given in Contractor’s proposalC.2.1 4.1.4 Dropsonde units shall be powered in normal use in a manner determined by ContractorC.2.1 4.1.5 Prototype dropsondes shall be capable of being powered externally for testing to allow full operation for extended test
periods without loss of capability
C.2.1 4.2 Contractor shall design prototype on-board receiver and data processor (ORDP)C.2.1 4.2.1 ORDP shall operate over a temperature range of 0-120 degrees FC.2.1 4.2.2 Prototype ORDP shall meet technical specifications in Section 3C.2.1 4.2.3 ORDP shall be weight given in Contractor’s proposalC.2.1 4.2.4 ORDP shall be powered from single DC source with voltage given in Contractor’s proposalC.2.1 4.2.5 Prototype ORDP shall receive signals from dropsonde units
C.2.1 4.2.6 Prototype ORDP shall communicate with ground stationC.2.1 4.2.7 Prototype ORDP shall operate with dropsondes and ground station as specified in Section 3C.2.1 4.3 Contractor shall design ground stationC.2.1 4.3.1 Ground station shall operate in shelter located on Earth’s surfaceC.2.1 4.3.2 Ground station shall receive data from ORDP by line-of-sight radio
C.2.1 4.3.3 Ground station shall receive data from ORDP by satellite/internet link
C.2.1 4.3.4 Ground station shall display profile data locally
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Outlining: Follow a Structured Process
Capture verbatim requirements from RFP with references
Separate into single requirements
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Build the Outline As Prescribed
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Scheduling
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Scheduling
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The All Important Kickoff Meeting
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Use Key Milestones to Manage the Proposal Process
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Decision Gates
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Customer Focus Indicators
Vision statement
Link between vision and this buy
Hot buttons prioritized
Hot button ownership
explicit
Organization announced and
followed
Buyer named before seller
Buyer named more often than seller
Benefits listed before features
Customer-relevant proofs
Summary and next steps
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Use Customer’s Language
Ask and Listen
Scan Documents
Write Exact Words
Identify Hot Buttons
Verify in Exact Words
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Why is Proposal Development Science?
Uses facts and data to win (empirically based) Exploits axioms of competitive law that work consistently Leverages key features of linguistics and neuroscience to
achieve effective communication Uses psychology to alter customer behavior Exercises physics and engineering to prove that features
will provide benefits
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Proposal Assessment Study
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Fast Facts of Study
1999-Present Over 340 Over 100 (B2G, B2B; international, local)
12 (Americas, Europe, Asia-
Pacific, Middle East, Africa)
~5,700 hours
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Proposal Assessment Criteria
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Composite Proposal Assessment Rating by Criterion
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Summary of Industry-Specific Assessment Averages
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This analysis confirms that the biggest weaknesses we see in proposals stem from inadequate pre-proposal activity, resulting in sub-standard customer responsiveness and competitive focus.
Study Leader Observations
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Why is Proposal Development Both?
Combines subject, color, and perspective to create a winning picture Relies on illustration to present complex engineering ideas Elevates thinking through facts, data, and graphics Taps into archetypes (circles, squares, triangles, lines, icons) to
convey symmetry, attractiveness of solution, and avoidance of risk
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Proposal Development:AN ART? A SCIENCE? WHICH IS IT? ONLY ONE? BOTH?
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Regardless, We All Know The Typical Phases of Proposal Development Unbridled enthusiasm Guarded optimism Cool objectivity Mutual confusion Partial disengagement Utter disenchantment Search for the guilty Punishment of the Innocent Awards to the non-participants
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APMP's Mission and Vision Statement
APMP promotes the professional growth of its members by advancing the arts, sciences, and technologies of winning business. APMP is the worldwide authority for professionals dedicated to the process of winning business through proposals, bids, tenders, and presentations.
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Questions
What are your questions/comments/examples?
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