The Winning Bid, 2nd Edition

05

Keeping on track

Where to start and how to finish

THIS CHAPTER COVERS:

•  Getting started on your bid

•  Project-managing your bid

•  Formatting and populating the document

•  Submitting on time

By now, you’ve made the decision to bid, and you’ve sketched out a SWOT. You’re keen to get going, to start writing, to feel like you’re doing something to get you advanced towards a finished document. This chapter will guide you through the process of constructing your bid from start to finish and will help you to avoid panics and disasters along the way. But we’re not going to think about writing anything just yet. This chapter covers how to manage your time and resources; we’ll start thinking about what to write in Chapter 6.

Some of the tools ...