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Setting up a Project Office

1. Introduction A Project Office is a department responsible for improving project management within an organization. It's a permanent department within an organization, not a temporary function. It's there to coordinate projects and ensure they have the right tools, standards, methodologies and templates needed to boost their chances of success. 2. Types of Project Office There are 3 types of Project Offices namely The Supportive Project Office: This is the most common type of Project Office. Its purpose is to empower Project Managers and teams to deliver projects. It doesn't control or direct projects. Instead it supports projects by offering training, mentoring, administration and reporting. The Controlling Project Office: Supportive services may not be enough to put projects back on track. By offering controlling services (such as project reviews, audits and assessments), the Project Office can influence project delivery. It may also enforce project standards and proce...

Pitfalls which can shake the strength of Proposal’s Impression

There are certain reasons or pitfalls in your proposal that can let your impression down in front of the contracting officer(s), taking explicit care of these deficiencies can minimize the chances of absolute failure. These are as follow Your proposal is not complying with the instructions mentioned in RFP like · Organization of the proposal and flow of the content presentation. · Format of Sections and Subsections · Mandatory Information Requirements · Specifications regarding Fonts’ family, size and color etc. · Specifications regarding number of pages · Deadline (in terms of Date and Time) for submission. · Proposal Evaluation Criteria ( The criteria mentioned explicitly for grading of the proposal) if mentioned in the RFP · Problems’ domain knowledge explanation · Expected solution designs requirements · Presentation of complete solution development life cycle (how and whom will carry out what). · Reasonab...

Proposal Development and Submission Checklist

While writing a proposal or preparing response for the RFP (Request For Proposal) following points should be considered inorder to make this process smooth. These classified points mak your proposal submission management easier and help u deliver the best proposel You can Download the checklist RFP/Documents Obtain complete copy of RFP. Review RFP for missing pages/sections. Distribute RFP to appropriate team members Get RFP translated if its language is not English Prepare questions for submission to Bid Officer. Receive and review responses to questions. Collect, distribute and review along with other supporting/related documents/emails. PARTNERS Identify partners to participate in bid. Determine type of partnership arrangement. Prepare teaming or other type of appropriate agreements. Receive signed agreements from partners. Determine each partner's level of effort for project. Number and type of long-term staff. Number and type of consultants. TECHNICAL STRATEGY Hold strategy me...