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Your proposal should prove your case, and motivate the client to buy your services or applications. But all too often, reading
a proposal is almost as painfully difficult as writing one. So what are the secrets of truly successful proposal-writing? (...)
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... For example, if we go to a new dry cleaner in ... Research
indicates that the primacy principle is so strong that ... put the things up front in our proposal
that the ...
Published:
2006-07-18
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Last minute discounting has become so prevalent that many companies have come to depend on it as their default sales strategy.
Employing a go-to-market strategy of being the lowest cost provider is one thing, but dramatic, tactical discounting on every
deal will erode your company's margins and leave you (...)
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Last minute discounting has become so prevalent that many companies have come to depend on it as their default sales strategy.
Employing a go-to-m...
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2004-06-14
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A study from Iowa State University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering suggests that the format and organization
of a proposal can significantly affect a vendor’s chance of winning a contract. And we thought those university professors
didn’t know much about the real world! (...)
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A study from Iowa State University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering suggests that the format and organization
of a proposal can...
Published:
2000-08-22
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Caught between big-vendor ERP offerings requiring heavy customization, and off-the-shelf project management solutions that
are easily outgrown, project-oriented organizations have special accounting needs. Find out more about those needs, along
with recommendations for what solutions you should be taking (...)
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Caught between big-vendor ERP offerings requiring heavy customization, and off-the-shelf project management solutions that
are easily outgrown, pr...
Published:
2008-09-24
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Professional service organizations sell not just time, but knowledge. Thus, in addition to time and expense management, a
business management software product must support a means for knowing how this knowledge is tracked, assigned, managed, and
billed. But which product? (...)
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Professional service organizations sell not just time, but knowledge. Thus, in addition to time and expense management, a
business management soft...
Published:
2006-06-06
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Deltek Vision and other Deltek enterprise solutions, have been major players with project management-oriented organizations
for the past twenty years. Vision a leading product in the professional services automation market and has taken significant
strides to maintain this market leading position. (...)
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Deltek Vision and other Deltek enterprise solutions, have been major players with project management-oriented organizations
for the past twenty ye...
Published:
2005-09-27
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Abstract:
There are many consultative sales methods. Each has unique strengths and techniques, but they all try to focus on what matters
to the customer. To improve your win ratio, there are seven questions you must first be able to answer. (...)
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There are many consultative sales methods. Each has unique strengths and techniques, but they all try to focus on what matters
to the customer. To...
Published:
2006-09-25
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Abstract:
Professional service organizations sell not just time, but knowledge. Thus, in addition to time and expense management, a
business management software product must support a means for knowing how this knowledge is tracked, assigned, managed, and
billed. But which product? (...)
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example of research proposal:
Professional service organizations sell not just time, but knowledge. Thus, in addition to time and expense management, a
business management soft...
Published:
2006-06-06
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What started out as a set of applications to better manage customers' projects, astutely allocate staff and monitor their
utilization rates has become an important foundation for coordinating a full range of business activities amongst increasingly
virtual teams both within and outside the four-walls. (...)
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What started out as a set of applications to better manage customers' projects, astutely allocate staff and monitor their
utilization rates has be...
Published:
2003-12-27
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Selecting package software can have long-term benefits or long-term regrets. To avoid the latter, your approach needs to
be sound, logical, and prudent. It also has to be completed in your lifetime. Read about an approach to software selection
that helps an organization get to the primary objective of id (...)
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Selecting package software can have long-term benefits or long-term regrets. To avoid the latter, your approach needs to be
sound, logical, and pr...
Published:
2003-06-25
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The University of Illinois provides a good example of extensive integration of its business intelligence (BI) solution and
data warehousing environment with its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. (...)
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The University of Illinois provides a good example of extensive integration of its business intelligence (BI) solution and
data warehousing enviro...
Published:
2006-10-27
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High-profile corporate scandal has resulted in laws such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to monitor business practices. To help
safeguard against unethical practices during procurement, entities are also adopting elements from the US Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR). (...)
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... final offer (BAFO); Selection of the best matching proposal; ... Sole
source is an example of non ... mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research
capability; or ...
Published:
2006-06-14
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The latest generation of quote-to-order systems uses knowledge-based software to help reduce an organization’s dependence
on its highly skilled experts. The ability to harness a company’s intellectual property and know-how helps build competitive
advantage. (...)
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The latest generation of quote-to-order systems uses knowledge-based software to help reduce an organization’s dependence
on its highly skilled ex...
Published:
2007-11-19
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The latest generation of quote-to-order systems uses knowledge-based software to help reduce an organization’s dependence
on its highly skilled experts. The ability to harness a company’s intellectual property and know-how helps build competitive
advantage. (...)
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The latest generation of quote-to-order systems uses knowledge-based software to help reduce an organization’s dependence
on its highly skilled ex...
Published:
2007-11-19
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Abstract:
Deltek uses a wealth of standalone and bundled modules to target various markets, including professional services firms both
domestically and internationally, as well as the full range of federal contractors and project-focused enterprises. (...)
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Deltek uses a wealth of standalone and bundled modules to target various markets, including professional services firms both
domestically and inte...
Published:
2006-07-13
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Abstract:
Deltek uses a wealth of standalone and bundled modules to target various markets, including professional services firms both
domestically and internationally, as well as the full range of federal contractors and project-focused enterprises. (...)
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Deltek uses a wealth of standalone and bundled modules to target various markets, including professional services firms both
domestically and inte...
Published:
2006-07-13
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Abstract:
RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, users want and need an inventory or check lists of the functions to understand if the business process
will work. One always has to start from somewhere, and t (...)
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RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, ...
Published:
2003-10-28
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ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge
for collaboration across the extended enterprise. It should especially be suited to organizations that seek to maintain complex
selling relationships, such as businesses whose (...)
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ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge
for collaboratio...
Published:
2004-05-04
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Abstract:
ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge
for collaboration across the extended enterprise. It should especially be suited to organizations that seek to maintain complex
selling relationships, such as businesses whose (...)
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example of research proposal:
ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge
for collaboratio...
Published:
2004-05-04
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Abstract:
Quote-to-order systems include quotation management and pricing configuration solutions. Pricing configuration engines automate
pricing and quoting processes for manufacturers with complex requirements. Their benefits include quotes that are quick and
accurate, leading to increased customer satisfaction. (...)
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Quote-to-order systems include quotation management and pricing configuration solutions. Pricing configuration engines automate
pricing and quotin...
Published:
2007-11-16