5 tips to help you succeed as a proposal manager

Carrie Ratcliff Date published: Oct 07, 19 Last updated: Mar 16, 21

When I first started as a proposal manager, things were very different from how they are now.

Companies were just learning how to use computers and there was little you could use the internet for. There was no such thing as virtual document collaboration and there wasn’t such an obsessive focus on budgets – one company I worked for used to hire a limo to take me home if I worked late so I wouldn’t be on the train late, that would never happen now!

Fast forward 25 years and technology has completely transformed how we respond to Requests For Proposals (RFPs). What had to be done onsite in a war room can now be done nearly 100 per cent virtually.

It’s interesting to look back on how much the industry has changed throughout my career, however, my tips for succeeding as a proposal manager remain unchanged:

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