Proposal Writing Deep Dive / Proposal Strategy
Strengths, Weaknesses, Deficiencies, and Risk
Lesson 8 of 14
Proposal writing should aim to create strengths, avoid weaknesses, prevent deficiencies, and reduce performance risk. Each section should answer: what is required, what we will do, how we will do it, why it reduces risk, and what proof supports it.
Key Takeaways
- Write to confidence.
- Evidence lowers risk.
Common Mistakes
- Making unsupported promises.
- Ignoring known risks.
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