Winning the Big Ones: How Teams Capture Large Contracts

by Michael O'Guin, Kim Kelly

The authors, using the techniques in Winning the Big Ones, have helped their clients win over $286 Billion in contract awards with an 86%% win rate. This book describes how capture teams pursue and win large contracts. Learn how top performing capture teams pursue and win large • Structure your business acquisition process like the top performers • Select the best few opportunities • Develop a win strategy that differentiates your solution on those attributes most important to the customer • Establish the Price-to-Win to bid the highest price possible and win • Collect intelligence and conduct competitive analysis • Influence the customer to shape the acquisition to improve your position • Pre-sell your solution • Organize and staff the capture team • Craft persuasive win themes and proofs of benefits • Close the sale with effective negotiation strategies. All of these techniques are illustrated with a hundreds of real world examples.

335 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2012