RFP Assessment: Find the Right Support Path

FIND YOUR RFP SUPPORT PATH

Rate yourself across the four pillars of winning RFPs: Strategy, Content, People, and Process. Your answers show where you’re strong, where you’re leaking wins, and the strongest next move for your team. Prefer to look before you answer? Browse all RFP consulting services, including Win Strategist Services and the RFP Success^® Mastery Audit.

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YOUR RESULTS

Your Pillar Scores

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Strategy

You’re bidding reactively instead of strategically. This usually leads to wasted effort, low win rates, and constant frustration. The biggest opportunity is learning when to bid, how to position, and how to differentiate.

You have some strategic instincts but they aren’t consistent. Tightening your targeting, competitor strategy, and win positioning could dramatically increase results.

Your strategy foundation is strong. Refinement and advanced competitive positioning will help you win more often, especially those higher-value contracts.

Content

Your proposals likely blend in instead of standing out. This is one of the most common reasons strong companies lose.

Your content is solid but not persuasive enough to consistently win. Stronger positioning and win themes will make a big difference.

Your writing is competitive. Advanced storytelling and evaluator-focused strategy can push your win rates even higher.

People

You’re likely relying on heroics instead of a true proposal team. This leads to burnout and inconsistent results.

Your team functions but lacks optimization. Clear roles and coaching can quickly improve performance.

Your team culture and structure are strong, perfect for scaling wins.

Process

Your RFP efforts are likely chaotic and time-consuming. Lack of structure almost always leads to errors, burnout, and missed opportunities.

You have some systems but they aren’t fully optimized. Streamlining and standardizing will save time and improve quality fast.

You run a disciplined process. Optimizing for speed, consistency, and scalability is your next growth lever.

Growth Commitment & Investment Readiness

You may want better results but aren’t fully ready to invest in growth yet. Without mindset and budget alignment, progress tends to be slow.

You’re open to growth but may still be weighing costs vs returns. Clear ROI usually unlocks faster progress.

You’re in scale mode. This is where professional systems and expert support create exponential results.

YOUR RECOMMENDED NEXT STEP

Book Your Discovery Call

Based on your opportunity size and growth readiness, you’re an ideal candidate for high-level proposal strategy and systems support.

In your private consultation, we’ll identify where you’re leaking wins, how to increase your win rate, and the fastest path to scaling your RFP revenue.

What happens next: pick a time below. If it is not the right fit, we will tell you that directly.

You’re Positioned for Smarter Wins

Your results show strong potential. Your biggest opportunity is strengthening strategy, positioning, and proposal execution with targeted expert support.

This is exactly what our Advisement Services are designed for, helping teams win more without handing everything off.

Based on your results, here’s your strongest next move:

YOUR LOWEST SCORE: STRATEGY

Your strategy scores suggest you may be bidding without a fully defined positioning strategy. When targeting, differentiation, and competitor awareness aren’t clear, even strong companies lose.

The fastest way to improve your win rate is clarifying:

Who you should and should not bid on
How you differentiate in each opportunity
What evaluators should remember about you

Primary recommendation: Play to Win Consultation. We’ll build a clear, competitive bid strategy you can apply immediately and replicate across future RFPs.
Secondary option: Strategic Review of a Draft Proposal. If you have an active bid, we can refine your positioning and competitive approach before submission.

Build Your Winning Strategy

YOUR LOWEST SCORE: CONTENT

Your content results suggest that your proposals may be technically correct, but not persuasive enough to consistently win.

Government evaluators don’t reward compliance alone. They reward clarity, differentiation, and confidence.

Option 1: RFP Success^® Mastery Audit. We identify exactly where your messaging is falling flat and provide a clear roadmap for improvement.
Option 2: Strategic Draft Review. If you’re working on a must-win opportunity, we’ll provide compliance checks and targeted improvements before submission.
Option 3: Content Library Rebuild. If you’re tired of rewriting from scratch, we’ll help you create reusable, high-impact content built to win.

Strengthen Your Proposal Content

YOUR LOWEST SCORE: PEOPLE

Low scores here often mean you’re relying on informal roles, overworked contributors, or unclear ownership.

This creates:

Burnout
Inconsistent quality
Last-minute scrambling

Winning teams operate with clarity, accountability, and a defined proposal structure.

Primary recommendation: Play to Win Consultation. We help you define roles, fill gaps, and create a scalable proposal structure.
Secondary option: Content Refinement Support. If your team lacks writing expertise, we can step in strategically without a full handoff.

Strengthen Your Proposal Team Structure

YOUR LOWEST SCORE: PROCESS

Your process results suggest inefficiencies may be draining time and hurting submission quality.

Without a defined go/no-go process, timeline structure, and debrief rhythm, wins become inconsistent.

Primary recommendation: Play to Win Consultation. We peel back your entire RFP process and design a streamlined, repeatable system.
Secondary option: RFP Success^® Mastery Audit. If you want a diagnostic first, we’ll review past submissions to pinpoint process breakdowns.

Streamline Your RFP Process

Build a Strong RFP Foundation

Right now, your biggest opportunity is building a strong RFP foundation. Start here to eliminate the most common mistakes and begin improving immediately.

Start with the courses, books, and the playbook in the Success Collective, then come back when you’re ready to invest in expert support.

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