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Summary: RFP Book Review
Review: RFP Handbook is a great addition to any IT project manager's bookshelf. It is clear that the author is writing based on real-world experience. The book offers a good foundation for creating RFP's and offers practical advice that will keep you from making costly mistakes. It also provides examples and templates for writing an RFP. I wish I had this book ten years ago. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is responsible for, or contributing to, the creating of an RFP.
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Summary: RFP Book Review
Review: RFP Handbook is a great addition to any IT project manager's bookshelf. It is clear that the author is writing based on real-world experience. The book offers a good foundation for creating RFP's and offers practical advice that will keep you from making costly mistakes. It also provides examples and templates for writing an RFP. I wish I had this book ten years ago. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is responsible for, or contributing to, the creating of an RFP.
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Summary: Resource and guidelines with a coherent approach
Review: There are literally hundreds of good books on proposal writing, but only a tiny handful on writing RFPs. From among the handful this book stands out for a number of reasons:(1) It clearly described the RFP process from start to finish - and RFP development is a process with a defined life cycle. (2) The author goes well beyond the immediate objective of writing an RFP and managing the process by including thought-provoking material on post-award vendor management. This material sometimes escapes the RFP development team who is more focused on getting to the award milestone without thinking about the post-award ramifications. (3) It's not boring - the writing is lively, and the material is presented at a fast pace. The pace, however, does not leave gaps. Every facet of the RFP process is covered in sufficient detail. In addition to the above, the approach set forth in this book is consistent with best practices in RFP development. I especially like the copious checklists, the RFP roadmap, and the way illustrations are skillfully used to reinforce concepts and advice. Note that the focus of this book is information technology and software acquisition. Some of the material is unique to those domains; however, the basic principles and RFP process can be used for virtually any type of RFP, from office services to purchasing furniture. Overall, this is the one book I recommend for RFP development. If you are an IT professional, regardless of role, the chances are you will be involved in this process at some point in your career, making this book a valuable addition to your library. If you have recently been assigned to an RFP team you should get this book as soon as possible, and use it as your compass and blueprint if your organization does not already have a formal RFP process in place.
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Summary: A mediocre resource at best
Review: There is a need for a good, inexpensive book on RFP writing. Unfortunately, this is not it. No offense to the author, but this book is weak. The book assumes that all RFP's are about IT projects and doesn't even mention the possibility that an RFP might be issued for anything else. Materials? Contracting? Outsourcing? Never even mentioned. Do yourself a favor and try to find another book.
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Summary: A mediocre resource at best
Review: There is a need for a good, inexpensive book on RFP writing. Unfortunately, this is not it. No offense to the author, but this book is weak. The book assumes that all RFP's are about IT projects and doesn't even mention the possibility that an RFP might be issued for anything else. Materials? Contracting? Outsourcing? Never even mentioned. Do yourself a favor and try to find another book.
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