RFP Proposals | Technical Writer | Policy Writer
Ed is the go-to expert for very large pursuits that require a structured and analytical response. He is an expert on correlative anthologies – works that have multiple contributors that need to speak with a single voice and message.
Some examples of these projects would be RFP Proposal Responses, RFIs, RFQs, ITTs, SOQs, project execution plans, and other complex technical documentation that require multiple contributors.
The most successful project documents comply with the required frame — the what and how of what is needed. What is the owner asking, how do they expect the response to appear, and, if possible, why are they asking what they’re asking?
This requires the creation of a matrix to capture all deliverables.
Another frame is yours:
- What do you want the RFP, RFI document to look like?
- What are your RFP requirements and preferences?
Ed specializes in writing winning proposals for projects above $50 million. Outside of the RFP world, Ed has worked on nearly a dozen billion-dollar TIC projects, and over thirty above $50 million.
He has written over 400 major project documents and around a thousand Policy/Procedure documents over the past twenty years – half of which was in the IT/IS sector where he wrote dozens of user manuals and hundreds of procedures for software and hardware applications.
As a notable example, Ed wrote the 1100-page DE Phase Project Execution Plan for the $8.5 billion (now $9.7 billion) North West Redwater Sturgeon Refinery Units 70/90 – the first new major refinery in North America in thirty years.
As for proposals, Ed’s most recent wins in the past two months totalled around $400 million in the infrastructure, maintenance, and services industries.
Engaging Ed requires a conversation for maximum effectiveness:
- Do you have a style guide and template that you want Ed to use?
- Who are the different subject matter experts that Ed needs to interface with to obtain technical information?
- What is your document review and approval process?
- Do you have project sheets that need to be used for work experience?
- Do you want Ed to facilitate the deliverable meetings or just the package?
- Do you need Ed to access your document management system or just interface with your document control rep?
Ed doesn’t just make sure the document is written accurately; he edits and harmonizes the different deliverables and blends them into a professionally developed and visually appealing document that maximizes scoring by the evaluators.
Ed’s familiarity with dozens of disciplines allows him to identify technical or other problematic issues that could be the difference between success and failure. After all, it is better to have a QC check and catch errors before the client ever sees them.
Edward’s Expertise
Ed Watson is available for Technical Writing, RFP Responses including complex manuals and corporate policies/procedures. Please contact Boardroom Metrics: 1.416.994.6552 or by email: [email protected]
