Fasttrack Bid Management

"Learn how to improve your chances of winning that proposal whilst minimising your risk and maximizing your profit. Learn the Bid Methodology SuperBid to move you from Wish to Win in a logical and organized way. Understand how to identify and mitigate risks found lurking in those invitations to tender documents. Ensure that you produce a winning proposal that highlights your companies [sic] strengths and hides your weaknesses. This book will provide you with the key bid management skills and several workshops and question sessions and practice with them."--Back cover.

From Wish To Win With The Bid Manager's Handbook! Bid Management THE skill that takes your company from Wish To Win! Learn how to improve your chances of winning that that proposal whilst minimising your risk and maximizing your profit. Learn the Bid Methodology SuperBid - to move you from Wish to Win in a logical and organized way. Understand how to identify and mitigate risks found lurking in those invitations to tender documents. Ensure that you produce a winning proposal that highlights your companies strengths and hides your weaknesses.

FastTrack(c) Finding The Winning Solution Edition 2: Do you wish to bid or tender for business and not sure how to go about it? Do you keep bidding and never seem to be considered? Does your company wish to tender for extra work in order to expand? This book will show you not only how to prepare your company, but also present your capabilities and strengths in the best possible manner. Preparing the proposed solution is always a problem for companies that do not normally undertake project management. This book provides the basics of project management and how to define the proposed solution to the tendering body. Risks are the greatest reason for failure to make a profit from your winning bid. We will show you how to identify and mitigate risks found lurking in those invitations to tender documents. We will also show you what can go wrong with a proposal and how you can learn the lessons for the future. We show you how to highlight the great things about your business and hide your weaknesses. www.Bid-Manager.c

GET THE RESULTS YOU WANT IN STRATEGY. FAST. To move up the business ladder, you will need to get involved in creating strategy and gain experience in the more common strategic techniques. More importantly, you need to focus on the really valuable activities – good networking, crisp planning and effective implementation. Fast Track to Success: Strategy will teach you the key skills you need to excel in strategy and accelerate your career development. It includes: Strategy in a nutshell - a series of FAQs to give you a concise overview of the subject The top 10 tools and techniques to develop your approach to strategy Advice on leading your team – how to decide your leadership style and build your team Simple checklists to help you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your capabilities and those of your team Tips on how to progress your career, whether it’s your first 10 weeks in the job or whether you’re looking to get right to the top Don’t get left behind, set out on the Fast Track today. For more resources, log on to the series website at www.Fast-Track-Me.com. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER

While it is becoming increasingly common for contracts to be awarded through formal procurement processes, smaller business are missing out. Without the training and confidence needed to write a successful bid or proposal valuable business can be lost. Bid Management is an easy-to-read practical guide which will teach the reader how to think like a professional bid manager. It covers the basics of how to find opportunities, understanding the rules of the game and how to get to know your customer. It also gives essential advice on how to compete with other bidders, present a deliverable and profitable bid, project manage your bid, work out a pricing strategy, clinch the deal and learn from success as well as failure. With an insightful interview with the Director behind the London 2012 Olympic bid, Bid Management uncovers the myths of bidding and teaches all the skills needed to get noticed, retain existing clients and win new ones.

Do you wish to bid or tender for business and not sure how to go about it? Do you keep bidding and never seem to be considered? Does your company wish to tender for extra work in order to expand? This book will show you not only how to prepare your company, but also present your capabilities and strengths in the best possible manner.Preparing the proposed solution is always a problem for companies that do not normally undertake project management. This book provides the basics of project management and how to define the proposed solution to the tendering body.Risks are the greatest reason for failure to make a profit from your winning bid. We will show you how to identify and mitigate risks found lurking in those invitations to tender documents. We will also show you what can go wrong with a proposal and how you can learn the lessons for the future. We show you how to highlight the great things about your business and hide your weaknesses.

The Winning Bid is an easy-to-read practical guide which will teach the reader how to think like a professional bid manager. It gives essential advice on, amongst other things: PQQs and bid readiness, GIVE analysis, competitor analysis, grantwriting and funding bids best practice, freedom of Information as a research and continual improvement tool, a view from the buyer's side - featuring feedback from buyers on their experiences of being on the receiving end of bids, measuring bid performance over time, virtual team management, sharing bid best practice with other Bid Managers through APMP membership and accreditation, LinkedIn groups, the new Cabinet Office feedback channel. It will appeal to anyone engaged in bidding activity, from the bid novice to professional bid managers.

The construction professional has to be a “jack of all trades, and master of all.” This text covers a wide range of subjects, reflecting the breadth of knowledge needed to understand the dynamics of this large and complex industry. This edition introduces extended coverage in the scheduling area to address more advanced and practice oriented procedures such as Start to Start, Finish to Finish, and similar relationship between activities in a network schedule.