Comments on: I’m a Proposal Guy http://www.theproposalguys.com/2006/08/24/i%e2%80%99m-a-proposal-guy/ Jon and B.J.'s Proposal Blog Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Robin http://www.theproposalguys.com/2006/08/24/i%e2%80%99m-a-proposal-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Robin Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:42:17 +0000 http://www.theproposalguys.com/2006/08/24/i%e2%80%99m-a-proposal-guy/#comment-45 Hey Beej - I pop on here every now and then to get "inspiration" (yes, I set the bar pretty low). May I simply remind you of an often overlooked best practice - "be concise". Because when you're not, you run the risk of sounding like a consultant. For example, the following joke: Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? Consultant Answer: Deregulation of the chicken's side of the road was threatening its dominant market position. The chicken was faced with significant challenges to create and develop the competencies required for the newly competitive market. Andersen Consulting, in a partnering relationship with the client, helped the chicken by rethinking its physical distribution strategy and implementation processes. Using the Poultry Integration Model (PIM), Andersen helped the chicken use its skills, methodologies, knowledge, capital and experiences to align the chicken's people, processes and technology in support of its overall strategy within a Program Management framework. Andersen Consulting convened a diverse cross spectrum of road analysts and best chickens along with Anderson consultants with deep skills in the transportation industry to engage in a two-day itinerary of meetings in order to leverage their personal knowledge capital, both tacit and explicit, and to enable them to synergize with each other in order to achieve the implicit goals of delivering and successfully architecting and implementing an enterprise-wide value frame work across the continuum of poultry cross-median processes. The meeting was held in a park-like setting, enabling and creating a impactful environment which was strategically based, industry-focused, and built upon a consistent, clear,and unified market message and aligned with the chicken's mission, vision and core values. This was conducive towards the creation of a total business integration solution. Andersen Consulting helped the chicken change to become more successful. :-) Hey Beej – I pop on here every now and then to get “inspiration” (yes, I set the bar pretty low). May I simply remind you of an often overlooked best practice – “be concise”. Because when you’re not, you run the risk of sounding like a consultant. For example, the following joke:

Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?

Consultant Answer:
Deregulation of the chicken’s side of the road was threatening its dominant market position. The chicken was faced with significant challenges to create and develop the competencies required for the newly competitive market. Andersen Consulting, in a partnering relationship with the client, helped the chicken by rethinking its physical distribution strategy and implementation processes. Using the Poultry Integration Model (PIM), Andersen helped the chicken use its skills, methodologies, knowledge, capital and experiences to align the chicken’s people, processes and technology in support of its overall strategy within a Program Management framework. Andersen Consulting convened a diverse cross spectrum of road analysts and best chickens along with Anderson consultants with deep skills in the transportation industry to engage in a two-day itinerary of meetings in order to leverage their personal knowledge capital, both tacit and explicit, and to enable them to synergize with each other in order to achieve the implicit goals of delivering and successfully architecting and implementing an enterprise-wide value frame work across the continuum of poultry cross-median processes. The meeting was held in a park-like setting, enabling and creating a impactful environment which was strategically based, industry-focused, and built upon a consistent, clear,and unified market message and aligned with the chicken’s mission, vision and core values. This was conducive towards the creation of a total business integration solution. Andersen Consulting helped the chicken change to become more successful.

:-)

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