Whether it’s a business, project, or a different type of proposal, the goal is the same: to convince the reader to make the choice you propose. Therefore, your proposal has to be persuasive. In this post, I won’t just cover how to write a proposal. I’ll tell you how to write a good proposal. How […]

Every day, thousands of people are hard at work writing (and managing the efforts) for architecture proposals, engineering proposals, or construction proposals. In this post, I want to dive into some of the nuances you might encounter while writing proposals for the AEC industry. What Is The AEC Industry? What do I mean when I […]

The right proposal management process is essential to any successful proposal writing effort. Yet, people often struggle to set up a process that works. And they end up becoming frustrated with proposal management. In this post, I’ll break down what a proposal management process is, how to determine which process is best for your situation, […]

So you need to write your first proposal or learn to write better proposals. And now you’re looking for proposal writing training. Don’t worry, this post will give you everything you need to determine which training option is best for you. But first, there’s something you need to understand. Nobody Is Born A Great Proposal […]

I hear it all the time. I’m sure you do as well. “Oh, we lost that one on price.” Let me explain why that’s not always true. And I’ll provide you a simple rule of thumb to determine when you’ve lost due to your best value price and when you could have done more to […]

When it comes to proposals, nobody talks about this. What game are you playing? We could live our life believing that every procurement is the same. Every time we submit a proposal, we are playing our hand in the same game. But that’s delusional. Every procurement is different. That means every time you submit a […]

I often say that there are so many unknowns in the proposal selection process that it is impossible to accurately predict whether or not you are going to win. In fact, it is probably best to stay away from speculation completely other than “do we have a reasonable shot?” Let me illustrate why speculation is […]

Did you ever wonder what’s going on in the heads of the people evaluating your proposals? Today, you’ll get some insight into what it’s like being on the other side of the equation. What is it really like to serve on selection committees? What secrets do these people hold? What are they not telling us? […]