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Lesson 3: Developing Project Proposals
Lesson 3 Overview
This lesson prepares you to develop project proposals. Whether you are working as a project manager responding to RFPs or a staff member responding to an internal request to submit project ideas, writing winning proposals is a very important skill for professionals throughout both public and private sector organizations. This lesson also discusses how organizations make the decision to respond to an RFP and how they assess the effectiveness of their proposal submissions and success. The lesson introduces several of the project management processes within the Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area, which includes a discussion of the primary types of contracts used in procurement management and control.
Lesson 3 Learning Objectives
Upon conclusion of this lesson, you should be able to
- develop a project proposal;
- identify how organizations determine whether or not to respond to an RFP;
- measure the success of an organization’s proposal efforts;
- explain the types of contracts and terms and conditions; and
- identify the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs related to 12.1 Plan Procurement Management, 12.2 Conduct Procurements, and 12.3 Control Procurements project management processes.
Lesson 3 Readings and Activities
By the end of this lesson, be sure you have completed the readings and activities found in the Lesson 3 Course Schedule.