Bid and Proposal Management

PSA -- Still An Evolving Market

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... some of the following areas of an entire PSA (ie, the bid-to-bill lifecycle), such as opportunity & lead tracking/management, proposal automation, resource ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2003/12/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_12_27_03_1.asp - 25k - 2003-12-27 Summary: 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.

One Year Later at Deltek: More of the Same (And Then Some More) ...

... market and human intelligence to opportunity identification and management, pursuit decision management (bid/no bid), capture planning and proposal management. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 57k - 2009-02-18

Sweet Spots and What-Nots: Enterprise Management Software Vendor ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... offers both government and customized commercial proposal generators ... UI, it aims at better management of the ... a significant portion of the bid evaluation process ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/07/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_07_13_06_1.asp - 36k - 2006-07-13 Summary: 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.

Are Spend Management (or SRM) Apps Suited for the Mid-market? ...

... sourcing as “The development and management of supplier ... quotation (RFQs), requests for proposal (RFPs), and ... for sale”) and posted bid (reverse “wanted to ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../are-spend-management-or-srm-apps-suited-for-the-mid-market-–-part-2/ - 60k - 2009-07-10

Software RFP Template

by TEC Staff ... enterprise resource planning (ERP) system software, customer relationship management (CRM) system ... By definition, RFP stands for "request for proposal." An RFP ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/Software-RFP-Template.lp.html - 24k - 2009-04-02 Summary: When it comes to choosing the right enterprise software; time is money. But with a software RFP template, gathering and prioritizing your software requirements becomes a walk in the park. Criteria is predefined for you and written in a language that software vendors understand—allowing an apples-to-app

CDC Software Wins at the Pivotal Auction. Now What? Part One ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of both Pivotal's and Talisma's current management teams ... in with its own unsolicited competitive bid, which was ... that the board not support the proposal of Onyx ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2004/02/news_analysis/NA_CR_PJ_02_06_04_1.asp - 21k - 2004-02-06 Summary: While Pivotal might have temporarily mitigated its protracted troubles by having the privilege to choose between three potential suitors, the time for some decisive moves is now, given that competitive pressures will not go away, but rather will intensify.

TEC: Enterprise Software Selection

... Summaries | Free Writing Management Contract Templates | Free ... Templates for Marketing Proposal | Free Writing Utilities Construction Bid Proposal Sample | Free ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/company-information/press-releases/200601/20060119_1.asp - 21k - 2008-01-16

Competuition: Teach Competition to Your Procurement Process

by Pascal Perry ... Special Categories of Contracting; Contract Management; Clauses and ... of receiving more than one sealed bid. ... notice of solicitation; Pre-proposal meeting, mandatory ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2006/06/research_notes/MI_TS_PP_06_14_06_1.asp - 19k - 2006-06-14 Summary: 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).

Deltek Remains the Master of Its Selected Few Domains Part Four ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... some areas from the entire PSA (eg, the bid-to-bill life cycle). These areas include opportunity and lead tracking/management; proposal automation; resource ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/01/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_01_10_04_1.asp - 18k - 2004-01-10 Summary: Deltek has focused on addressing the unique business needs of project-oriented organizations. Its product line has expanded from applications for managing the core back-office processes to the front-office and e-business of professional services and other project-based companies, of which many provide pr

E-Procurement Is Not Electronic Purchasing - Part II

by J. Dowling ... Management is concerned with: Request for Bid posting (Open ... Purchase contract management. ... Request for Information, Request for Proposal and Proposal Analysis. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2000/11/research_notes/TU_EV_JFD_11_14_00_1.asp - 28k - 2000-11-14 Summary: Three minutes of labor from purchase requisition to invoice payment; fully executed due diligence; commitment authorization and no delays. That is the promise of e-procurement and the potential is there for the taking - but not without risk. Extensive preparation is necessary and full integration with r