Effective Proposal Preparation

Effective proposals require proper planning. This course focuses on the importance of preliminary work. Content addresses everything from the contractor's market assessment to cost estimating, profit analysis, and proposal reviews.

Instructor

Latonia Jones

Knowledge Sharing Center Founder

Ms. Latonia Jones brings more than 20 years of experience in administering government contracts to provide the executive leadership necessary in managing government contracts for academic institutions and businesses focused on the commercialization of innovative technology. Ms. Jones has assisted large prime contractors with compliance and management of their contracts and procurement divisions.

Course Curriculum

Lessons Include:

1. Introduction to Effective Proposal Preparation
  FREE PREVIEW
1. Lesson 1: Getting Ready for the RFP
2. Lesson 1 Quiz
1. Lesson 2: Reviewing the RFP
2. Lesson 2 Quiz
1. Lesson 3: Steps Toward Success
2. Lesson 3 Quiz
1. Lesson 4: The Technical Volume
2. Lesson #4 Quiz
1. Lesson 5: Work Breakdown Structure
2. Lesson 5 Quiz
1. Lesson 6: Storyboarding the Technical Proposal
1. Lesson 7: Addressing the Management of Technical Risk
1. Lesson 8: The Cost Volume
1. Lesson 9: Estimating Techniques
1. Lesson 10: Estimating Resource Requirements
1. Lesson 11: Cost Estimate
1. Lesson 12: Cost Estimating Systems
1. Lesson 13: Critical Estimating Considerations
1. Lesson 14: Packaging the Cost Proposal
1. Lesson 15: The Management Volume

About this course

$175.00

Bonus Material

We're including three valuable tools for effective proposal preparation: a Compliance Matrix, a Storyboard Template, and a Proposal Checklist.

Bonus Material
$150 value
The Compliance Matrix is a tool used to identify, track, and meet each requirement in an RFP. We provide a template and show you how to create a matrix for a specific RFP. The Storyboard Template is a guide for the pre-writing process. It captures all of the strategies and points that the assigned writers should include when crafting the proposal's technical approach. And the Proposal Checklist is a form to make sure that you have completed all of the steps that are covered in this course when preparing your proposal.