RFPs – Page 6 – Proposal Land

Stop the Madness

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When RFPs use badly phrased specifications, they interfere with clear communication on both sides: client and bidder. One simple example is the spreading use of 24/7/365.

Management (90)
Proposals (103)
RFPs (26)
Terminology (106)

Sad/great article on Canadian government procurement: the latest oxymoron.

Matt Gurney, National Post

Good overview of shipbuilding strategy (sic).

John Ivison, National Post

Good detail on the frigate fiasco.

David Pugliese, National Post

“You cannot increase the quality of an argument by simply increasing the quantity of your argument.”

Source: How to Make Your Arguments Stronger

Substitute "proposal" for "argument" and it's still true. But, boy, we keep trying.

"...unreadable claptrap about building back better resilient green gender prudent fiscal stimulus affordable jumpstarted racial equality childcare climate solutions COVID-19 employee stock option decisive dynamic Indigenous inclusive net-zero cross-border digital tax cut increases." - Terence Corcoran writing about Canada's Fiscal Update (emphasis added so everyone would get it the first time don't make me say it again)

Source: Financial Times, 01 Dec 2020

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