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Tag: <span>Managing the Work</span>
Home Posts tagged "Managing the Work"

Tag: Managing the Work

Customer Satisfaction

09 December 2020 07 December 2020  Managing customer satisfaction, Managing standards, Managing the Work

Would you be satisfied with that?

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Pandemic Procurement

10 November 2020 12 November 2020  Managing the Work, Winning contracts 2

Procurement touches most aspects of life. Sometimes it’s obvious.

Continue reading"Pandemic Procurement"

The Work

13 October 2020 12 October 2020  Managing schedule, Managing standards, Managing the Work, Managing workflow, Terms starting with W 2

In Proposal Land, the Work is the sum of the products, services, and data that the client wants to buy. But there’s more to it than that.

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Term: Scope Creep

27 July 2020 18 June 2020  Managing risk, Managing the Work, Terms starting with S 2

Technically not a problem in Proposal Land, since it happens after contract award, but good to be aware of the tendency when making commitments you’ll be held to later.

Continue reading"Term: Scope Creep"

Contracting 101: Obligations and Entitlements

25 July 2020 25 July 2020  Managing contracts, Managing the Work 3

What’s on the paper matters.

Continue reading"Contracting 101: Obligations and Entitlements"

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Just Build the Damn Ships

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

 

Quality & Quantity

“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.

Death to Jargon!

"...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

Sell to Canada

Check out the event calendar for free webinars on how to sell to the Government of Canada.

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FNIGC

Check out these procurement opportunities and related organizations:

First Nations Information Governance Centre - LinkedIn

First Nations Information Governance Centre - website

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