Months after contract award. Almost never used in the expanded form because the acronym is so cool. Who says Proposal Landers are nerds?
Used to identify when milestones will occur and/or when written deliverables are due. Pronounced as “ma-ka,” rather than being spelled out.
Stop. Go look at this now.
Maslow’s Hierarchy & Proposals
I love it: Work your way up the hierarchy, and allocate time accordingly.
Here’s another way to think about it.
I expect there are other ways. Mostly what matters is to think: To be intentional, as some would say, about where the team spends its time, and what they focus on, rather than just running around madly.
Part of thinking is understanding why our processes are as they are, so we know when to change them. For that, check out these related posts:
The Most Important Thing in RFP Responses
The Second-most Important Thing in RFP Responses
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Here’s another virtual book-reading session and free excerpt. Enjoy!
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Indicates that a competition is fair; that is, not predetermined that it will be awarded to an unofficially selected bidder, nor even skewed to favour a preferred bidder. The actual objective of most technical authorities and contracting officers; the nominal objective of all of them.
Perversely, focusing on achieving the perception of a level playing field drives more labyrinthine procurement rules and regulations than does pursuit of the actual objective.