Thinking capture is just about crafting killer proposals? Think again! This interview with NextGen capture expert, Linwood Walton, digs into education and staying ahead of the curve despite change. Caution: career advice ahead. What do you think are the biggest challenges facing capture professionals today? How can folks stay ahead of the curve? One theme
The world of capture management can often feel like a complex dance. You dedicate long hours to analyzing RFPs, assembling winning teams, and crafting compelling proposals. But here's the harsh reality: a meticulously crafted proposal won't guarantee a win if you haven't made the sale upfront. This interview with NextGen capture expert and author, David
This article was originally published May 4, 2022 on Team Patri's blog - https://gopatri.com/pro-insights/2022/5/03/go-no-go-decisions-101. Go/No-Go Decisions 101 Professional poker players say the most crucial factor to their success is knowing when to play a hand and when to fold it. Poker players look at the available information, calculate the odds of success, and use this
Outgoing President Rebecca Link, MPA, CP APMP shares a holiday message: https://youtu.be/lqYjmsCArxk
The world may be an ever-changing place, but never has it been quite so true in our generation. Faced with social distancing and sheltering-in-place, our society is facing new challenges on how to cope with a virtual world, and the challenges of remote proposal writing can be difficult to overcome. Over the last several weeks,
The spread and concern over COVID-19 has dramatically altered every aspect of our lives. From the global cancellation of major sporting events to runs on meat and paper goods at the supermarket, there is no part of our daily lives that has been untouched by this pandemic. For many companies, the requirement for social distancing
This morning I was on a video conference where we were discussing a training session Time Management from the prior week. There were some very enlightening comments. The theme was not just about keeping focused on tasks but keeping a focus on ALL things important. We are all juggling things, kids, teaching, parenting, other family
Welcome to all of our regular visitors and to our new readers as well! We have had a tremendous response to opening our publication to people outside of the APMP-NCA Chapter. This issue follows the theme of our previous issue. At the end of 2019, our 4th Quarter issue took a look into the past,
Dr. Emmett Brown: Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads. – “Back to the Future”, 1985 Dr. Brown was wrong, we still need roads. The cars may have changed, and some of them don’t need human drivers, but roads are still heavily traveled. Similarly, some may predict that our future procurement world will eliminate the need
The following is Part 2 of a two-part article by R. Dennis Green. If you missed Part 1, be sure to check out our last issue of 2019! Part 2: Looking Back 40+ Years... In an Era of Constant Change, Some things Don't I love the proposal management profession, as previously stated. And there isn’t
