SERVICE 05 / PROPOSAL TRAINING & COACHING
PROPOSAL TRAINING & COACHING.
Some teams want the proposal written for them. Others want to get better at writing their own. DueStar runs practical workshops and guided work on live or sample material so the skills stay in your company.
WHAT WE COVER
- INTERPRETING THE RFP
- Reading instructions, evaluation criteria, forms and amendments together, and separating what is mandatory from what is scored.
- ORGANIZING EVIDENCE
- Turning projects, people and methods into proof a reader can check, and keeping it reusable.
- WRITING RELEVANT ANSWERS
- Answering the question asked, in the order asked, with the evidence that supports it, instead of general company description.
- REVIEWING RESPONSES
- Giving each review a single purpose, checking against the requirements themselves and scheduling time to act on findings.
- MANAGING CONTRIBUTIONS
- Assigning sections, setting realistic dates for busy experts and keeping approvals moving to the deadline.
FORMATS
- Workshops for a team, built around your market and the kinds of requests you receive
- Guided work on a live pursuit, where DueStar coaches while your team writes
- Review of a draft your team produced, with written feedback against the requirements
- Templates and checklists your team keeps using after the engagement
SMALLER TEAMS AND EXISTING PROPOSAL TEAMS
For smaller teams without a proposal specialist, training builds a dependable basic method so responses stop depending on one overstretched person. For companies with an existing internal team, coaching focuses on the specific points that are slowing them down, such as compliance planning, review discipline or evidence quality.
Feedback and deliverables are agreed in scope before the work starts. DueStar does not issue certifications, and training does not guarantee future results.
HOW WE WORK WITH YOUR TEAM
The expertise comes from DueStar; the facts, decisions and approvals stay with you. Work is coordinated through a shared client portal where your team sees what needs its input, shares documents and reviews drafts. The portal supports the engagement and is not sold separately. You can use this service on its own or with other DueStar services, as a defined project, ongoing scoped support or alongside your existing team.
Training content, format, feedback and deliverables are agreed before work starts. No certification is issued, and no training guarantees an award.
EVERY WIN HAS A DUE DATE.
Tell us what you are pursuing, where the uncertainty sits and what decision comes next. We will discuss whether DueStar can help and agree a practical scope of work.
DISCUSS YOUR PROJECT