Successful tendering - preparation is the key

Written by Mel Dunn


TENDERING AND DEVELOPMENT – PREPARATION IS THE KEY meldunn.com.au

Inrepparttar article Getting Involved inrepparttar 102972 Global Development Market (available in full in Latest News at www.globizdev.com) I commented that while tendering skills are critical, in isolation of other key activities success is a lottery.

Preparation must remain as a key and ongoing activity if organisations and individuals are to expect success from their tendering involvement.

While there is no doubt that some of this preparation may require investment if site visits andrepparttar 102973 like are to occur, as they need to, not all preparation is costly.

So often, when working with some ofrepparttar 102974 smaller organisations that seek activity in sub-components of larger projects,repparttar 102975 tendering effort is stressful, time-challenged and often without system.

This can be managed by planning in advance.

As discussed in Getting Involved inrepparttar 102976 Global Development Market, tender responses, even for sub-components, invariably require details of your team, approach and methodology, management, price and past experience. Withrepparttar 102977 often tight timelines forrepparttar 102978 tender response, it is critical that time is spent on ensuringrepparttar 102979 best possible solution torepparttar 102980 project’s requirements atrepparttar 102981 best possible price. Hence, time should be mostly devoted to new thinking, not administrative compilation of past information.

There is no doubt that a successful track record of implementing or involvement in similar activities will be assessed and contribute to your success or failure for any tender. But this does not mean taking two weeks to find and compile a list of past experiences is time well spent – this can be done now and on an ongoing basis.

All tenders are likely to request a range of information that demonstrates your experience in past, similar activities. Information required invariably includesrepparttar 102982 activity name, location and duration, client, project value, key personnel by name and title, and a synopsis ofrepparttar 102983 activity.

Collating this activity is obviously going to be a challenge if it requires seeking out personnel and past team members for information, relying on memory etc. The solution is to encouragerepparttar 102984 habit of compiling relevant information as soon as a project or activity commences, and keepingrepparttar 102985 information current.

This can be made even easier by capturing information fromrepparttar 102986 beginning of a project consistent with how a future tender might requirerepparttar 102987 information presented.

Major agencies require a Project Data Sheet (PDS, or similar name) for each project example that you are presenting with your tender. This is usually one page per example, and captures allrepparttar 102988 information required inrepparttar 102989 assessment of your tender. I have prepared a word document that is consistent with information that would be required byrepparttar 102990 World Bank, ADB and AusAID etc, and any sub-components within project from those agencies. This can be downloaded fromrepparttar 102991 Latest News page at http://www.globizdev.com/articles/latestnews.php (it is listed as PDS Template.doc).

Better Looks for Your Poster Digital Printing

Written by Kristine Llabres


The modern and latest innovations in digital technology printing provides higher resolution in picture and images as well as brighter text certainly hassle-free. What is good with digital printing is that it is well equipped with modern know-how’s that will make your printing needs really slick and catchy.

Below are suggested styles and tips that would shed a better look for your poster digital printing. Commonly forrepparttar most attractive poster digital prints should possess life and should radiate positive aura towardsrepparttar 102971 target customers. Meaning if is not necessary to use dark and gloomy colors then do not since it is not bright and it does not produce illusions inrepparttar 102972 eye. What is bright colored attractsrepparttar 102973 attention ofrepparttar 102974 eye.

But always bear in mind that poster digital printing must be simple and understandable. It is not necessary to be that gorgeous for it might not says it all. Comprehension ofrepparttar 102975 viewer towardsrepparttar 102976 poster isrepparttar 102977 essential thing not justrepparttar 102978 attractiveness of it. Poster digital printing is recommended to be “biting” for it to be efficient and to meetrepparttar 102979 desired effect ofrepparttar 102980 company. There must be alsorepparttar 102981 element of uniqueness and identity since it aims to attract prospect customers who will buy your products or will avail your services. So, it is but needed to have something from your poster that will make people remember when they saw it that yes that is your company.

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