Ask the Graphics Guru: Proposal Innovations
Watch "Prove It! 4 Easy Ways to Validate Your Solution" by Graphics Guru, Mike Parkinson [intense_video video_type="youtube" video_url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFC4ZYfTX3M"]
Register for the 2018 APMP-NCA MAC!
Learn more about this year's Mid-Atlantic Conference, scheduled for October 2018.
10 Steps to Creating High-scoring Proposals: A modern perspective on proposal development and what really matters
I recently had the privilege of sitting down with Stacey Coolican, CEO of Coolican Consulting, to talk about the topics Bob Lohfeld and I wrote about in our book, 10 steps to creating high-scoring proposals. As a former Senior Contracting Officer with an unlimited warrant and over 20 years’ DoD experience including supporting Acquisition Category I (ACAT I) major weapons system programs, Stacey offers tremendous practical experience with accompanying insights that add another perspective to the suggestions Bob and I share in the book (excerpts below).
NCA Celebration of Women in the Industry
Our industry, the world of bid, proposal, and capture management, contains some of the best and brightest minds as men and women alike have chosen this profession as their calling. In June, the women (and a few gentlemen) of APMP-NCA came together to celebrate the accomplishments in our careers and to enjoy a night of
Innovations: The Key to Progress
Innovations in our society are rapid and are often a source of disruptions. But to compete and win requires advantages over your competitors--to be faster, cheaper, and more accurate. These superior positions necessitate innovations to give you that leading edge, the winning position. On the other hand, continually doing tasks the same way year after
APMP Foundation Level Certification Training Day
APMP Foundation Level Certification Training Day at the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Conference Wednesday, October 10, 2018 from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM The Westin Tysons Corner, 7801 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043 Develop your career by taking the APMP Foundation Level Certification training at the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Conference (MAC)! APMP offers the only professional certification
Recording Available: “Let’s Get Agile!”
Our recent webinar about using Agile methods in proposal development had a record-breaking 351 registered! Clearly this is a topic that is front of mind for many. Thank you to presenter Neal Levene, to all who attended and to those who submitted such great questions. View the recording here >
Career Tools: Mentor, Advocate, Or?
by Tara Rethore, CEO of M. Beacon Enterprises LLC Mentorship is a fairly common tool for professional development, as part of both formal mentoring programs (e.g., APMP-NCA’s Mentor-Protégé Program) and self-initiated personal development plans. An effective mentor is usually a more experienced person who guides someone along her/his professional journey based on her/his experiences and
Leadership and Professional Development
by Rebecca Link, APMP-NCA Chapter President This has been a busy quarter for our local APMP chapter and even busier for APMP International as they prepared for their annual Bid and Proposal Conference held in San Diego. Out of the many themes that the conference offered to its attendees, one stood out to me as
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
by Hélène Courard, APMP-NCA Vice President, JD, CF APMP Fellow As a proposal professional, it should come as no surprise that I believe the approach to one’s career development should be driven in the same way as proposal development. Just as you would never start writing a proposal without having developed a proposal development plan