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How to Introduce A Small Project And Finish It Successfully
First thing, you need a business case. The project must either solve an existing problem, or be something that can create revenue. "This will be really cool!" is not generally considered a business ...
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Proposal Evaluation Criteria in RFPs
Including the evaluation criteria allows the respondents to better understand the priorities of the RFP requester so they produce an RFP that is as tightly aligned to what the requester needs as ...
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How could you prepare yourself for a new project proposal?
Start small and embrace failure as a learning opportunity.
You said you don't have much knowledge in this area and there are some obstacles. In all likelihood, your first attempts will not work out, ...
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How to justify to ask for the technologies stack of the customer application in precise manner?
You can create a checklist for building your client (Requirement list) and have the customer fill it instead of an open question. This will help you focus on the points you need to know and will help ...
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Estimating the project time and cost while preparing the proposal of a project
This seems to be a common question theme lately. I recently answered similar questions in this thread and in this thread.
There are three main issues swirling around you.
Estimations are just ...
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What does the "Purpose" section of a Software Project Plan describe?
Without seeing the template you're referencing, I expect it's like the introduction section of a lab report: the introduction section introduces the report not the experiment that the report is about.
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Shall inflation be considered in calculations / cost estimations?
I have never included inflation in my estimates, however I have always aimed to break down the spend profile so that the business can apply whatever inflation / Net Present Value / Discounted Cash ...
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Shall inflation be considered in calculations / cost estimations?
This seems more of an accounting question than a PM one because budgets may have financial implications that come within the scope of accounting rules and regulations. If you are proposing to an ...
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RFI response form asks for "Assumptions" as just a single money amount
In the link you provided, the next field (after ASSUMPTIONS) is called PRICING METHODOLOGY.
I think that's where they expect you to explain yourself. Pick one of your 3 answers and then explain ...
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Roadmap vs vision vs proposal best practices or examples
The Vision is the expected end state, especially as it pertains to the business/user/customer facing end state.
Simple example: Umbrella or similar product
Vision: when walking outside I will be, ...
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How to Introduce A Small Project And Finish It Successfully
I stumbled upon a role doing this kind of work rather naturally; except mine was VBA for excel spreadsheets.
You are correct that first you will need others to buy in to your apps. The problem is ...
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Is estimating a project without basic requirements or user stories a good idea for a fixed cost proposal?
We are very often in this situation in our company. But that's just how we work.
Our strength is not requiring details from customers, but to create proposal ourselves -- what we will provide for the ...
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