This Guest paper was submitted for publication 4/27/13 and is copyright to David Harrison, © 2013.
This paper is an update of a paper originally published in 2008.
Published here November 2013.

Notes:
PQQ = PreQualification
    Questionnaire
ITT = Invitation To
    Tender
RFP = Request For
    Proposal

PART 1 | Introduction | Processes 
PQQ and Bid Teams | Understanding | PART 3

In this Part 2, David Harrison covers:

Processes

 

Mistake #6 - Not asking the right questions before the PQQ, ITT or RFP is issued

 

Mistake #7 - Unstructured business development, "capture" and bid processes

 

Mistake #8 - Insufficient planning and preparation

PQQ and Bid Teams

 

Mistake #9 - PQQ and bid teams under resourced

 

Mistake #10 - Little commitment shown by key contributors

Understanding

 

Mistake #11 - Not understanding customer's needs, standards, expectations, constraints and concerns

 

Mistake #12 - Misinterpreting the procurement process, instructions, questions, scoring and selection criteria

 
PART 1  PART 1

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