Reducing the Time and Expense of Proposals
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
BACK GROUND INFORMATION 2
PROBLEM AND OBJECTIVES 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 4
ESTIMATES OF COST AND SCHEDULE 6
QUALIFICATION OF REASEACHER 8
APPENDIX 9
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
AUTOMATING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF XYZ CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Proposals are extremely important tools in construction, sales and marketing efforts but they also pose some serious challenges. These are some of the specific problems our company is facing:
¨ Inefficient delivery of information where and when it's needed
¨ Lack of tools to help construction sales people to work productively
¨ Difficulty in completing and delivering quality proposals quickly
¨ Construction sales people are experiencing too much desk time and not enough face time as they wrestle with the challenge of preparing proactive proposals
¨ Inconsistent looking proposals that contain conflicting and sometimes incorrect information
The main goal of this project is to research a specific need expressed by members of the Proposal Development Group and Sales Department, that is the need for an industry specific Proposal Software Program. As outlined in the proposal, this is to be accomplished through significant interaction between the researchers, Information Management department and experts in the Proposal Development Group and Sales Department. This type of cooperative agreement is seen as fundamental to the success of all projects.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF A PROPOSAL WRITER PROGRAM ON XYZ COMPANY
XYZ Company has generated 1,000 proposals (of which 30 percent are less complex; 70 percent more complex) during FY 1999. Members of the XYZ's Proposal Group have ...
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SURVEY, PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT / SALES
Is the current system user friendly? YES_____ NO_____
Are you comfortable learning new programs? YES_____ NO______
Would a proposal / sales database be beneficial for your job? YES____ NO______
Any time in the past 6 months, have you been impacted by lack of information on a client? YES_____ NO______
Did this result in loss of productive face time with the client? YES____ NO______
If a proposal database could be updated on the intranet would you use it?
YES_______ NO______
Do you use the databases already provided by the XYZ Company?
YES_____ NO______
If yes, how often? Several times a Month___ a Week___ a Day___ Not at all___
If no, Why? _______________________________________________________
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