This eBook last updated: May 2016

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We issued an eBook for those applying VisibleThread to support proposal management.

Click the link at the very end of this post for the PDF

For each topic we show:

1. topic description
2. step by step instructions in VT
3. Additional links such as video or blog posts

We cover these topics:

• 1.0 RFP Release
• 1.1 Create a Starter Compliance Matrix
• 1.2 Discover Frequency of Word Use in the Solicitation and/or Proposal
• 2.0 Proposal Development and Review Preparation
• 2.1 Verify Compliance to Structure Outlines
• 2.2 Detecting Potential Areas of Risk, Unsubstantiated Claims, Areas that May Require Metrics, Etc.
• 2.3 Determine if Content Requirements are Sufficiently Addressed
• 2.4 Confirm that Proposal Win Themes and Discriminators are Addressed
• 2.5 Review Readability of Proposal (Long Sentences, Passive Sentences, Hidden Verbs)
• 2.6 Review Trend for Proposal Quality Statistics over Time (Quality Hits, Concept Hits, Plain Language Statistics)
• 3.0 Post Red Team Review
• 3.1 Create an Acronym List
• 3.2 Check for Content Loss after Cutting Material to Meet Page Limitations
• 3.3 Use Discovery to Assist with Building a Proposal Cross-Reference Matrix
• 3.5 Confirm Integrity of Outline
• 4.0 Post–Proposal Submittal
• 4.1 Final Proposal Reviews (FPRs)
• 4.2 Debrief Analysis
• 5.0 Capture