by Mary Claire Tracy, CF APMP As proposal management professionals, we have ample opportunities for continuing education and professional development. We can attend conferences, online courses, workshops, seminars, and so on; the list is endless. Often, however, we don’t recognize one of the most valuable learning resources we have—each other. Learning how to tap the
by Maryann Lesnick, CPP APMP, PMP, CSM APMP Certification is the global standard for developing and demonstrating proposal management competency, offering the world’s only industry-recognized certification program for bid and proposal professionals. If you are pursuing a career in proposal management, you should obtain and maintain at least a Foundation Level Certification; it is even
by Lisa Pafe, CPP APMP Fellow, PMP At the 2017 APMP Bid and Proposal Con, my colleague and I facilitated a workshop on Proposal Manager: From Good to Great. Our findings and audience feedback confirmed that Proposal Managers of any merit continually strive to improve their abilities. This article examines the research on going from
by Chris Simmons, Founder and Principal, Rainmakerz Consulting LLC [su_note note_color="#d7d7d7"]This is the first in a multi-part series of articles on the pros and cons of a career in BD/Proposal consulting. This article explores the benefits consulting has to offer and the rationale for considering a consulting career.[/su_note] One of the most common challenges consistently
