How to Foster Teamwork: Rule #2
Under extreme time pressure, hard-charging proposal teams can go negative, become paralysed by fear of failing, and forget to laugh. Flipping all of these is key to fostering effective teamwork.
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Win more government and competitive contracts by using project management principles. Schedule proposal efforts and staff proposal teams for on-time delivery of compliant and high-scoring bids. Avoid version control problems and staff burnout.
How to Foster Teamwork: Rule #1
Greeting others on the proposal team at the start of the workday reminds everyone that they’re not working on their own. It reminds them that they can both give and receive help on numerous challenges. Saying goodnight also reinforces teamwork and gives others the courtesy of a chance to ask you that one burning question before you leave.
Preventing Version-control Problems: Rule #3
Rule #3 for preventing version-control problems is this: Pass version control clearly. Don’t just say what you did with the file; don’t just say where the file is. Say what you did, where it is, and who now has version control.
Preventing Version-control Problems: Rule #2
Rule #2 for preventing version-control problems: Have clear rules for handling online files. Goodness. It sounds simple, doesn’t it?
Preventing Version-Control Problems: Rule #1
Everyone who works on proposals has a version control story. Well, everyone has a version problem story. In these days of online document repositories and shared network drives, version control of RFP response documents has gotten trickier, because everyone can usually access everything all the time. But there are simple …