The Winning Bid
eBook - ePub

The Winning Bid

A Practical Guide to Successful Bid Management

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Winning Bid

A Practical Guide to Successful Bid Management

About this book

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.

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Information

Publisher
Kogan Page
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780749468323
eBook ISBN
9780749468330
Edition
2

Table of contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Title page
  3. Imprint
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction
  9. 01 Bid basics: The fundamental things you need to know
  10. 02 Where to look for bidding opportunities
  11. 03 Pre-qualifying for tenders: The first hurdle
  12. 04 The decision to bid
  13. 05 Keeping on track: Where to start and how to finish
  14. 06 What to write and how to write it
  15. 07 How much? Pricing your proposition
  16. 08 The case for case studies
  17. 09 It’s good to talk: Influencing and persuading throughout the process
  18. 10 And the winner is... (What happens after the decision is made)
  19. 11 A view from the other side: The buyer’s perspective
  20. 12 External funding bids and grant applications: Applying bid best practice in not-for-profit competitions
  21. 13 Proposals: Using bid writing skills in proactive selling processes
  22. 14 The golden rules of bidding: Things I wish I’d known when I wrote my first bid
  23. 15 Based on a true story... the good, the bad and the ugly: Real-life examples from the world of bids
  24. References, further reading and resources
  25. Index
  26. Full imprint