The use of project management principles facilitates the management of proposal development resources and ensures all tasks are appropriately executed and controlled. In addition it produces spin off benefits that contribute to proposal development efficiencies.

Reusable Work Breakdown Flow Charts

Whilst ever response should be planned and prepared on its merits the use of proven proposal preparation work breakdown flow charts can be very helpful during the development effort. 

Proposal project development flow charts remind bid teams of key inputs, outputs and milestones that might well be overlooked.

Reusable Project Plans

Much like proposal development work breakdown flow charts, reusable project plans can also be helpful especially when developing proposal templates.

The gannt chart example above illustrates the critical path and associated timeline for developing a reusable proposal template.