Developing Successful Internet Request for Proposals: A Guide Through the Business Process and Technology Maze

Does your company need to develop an Internet/Extranet/Intranet? What's the difference? How do you go about selecting a qualified vendor? What information do they need to give you the best possible price? How do you get started? Requests for Proposal are expensive to generate, distribute, evaluate and track. Developing Successful Internet Request for Proposals offers a proven approach to producing an effective Internet project RFP. This book will guide you on how to coordinate the entire RFP process, including planning, developing, writing, and executing. In addition to the RFP process, this book provides the reader details about: What information needs to be established before you even begin the RFP effort How to develop the content to present your business need to qualified vendors Detail how the RFP process and the RFP itself will impact the overall development process What deliverables you should expect from the vendor or, at the very least, require as a result of the of the over all project and why you need to know this before sending out the RFP

Mitch Reed has over 15 years of experience in project management and technical communications for several top U.S. and international corporations. During his professional career, he developed planning and development methodologies and worked directly with client development groups during engagements to support the discovery, design and implementation of Internet projects.