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Help with writing Bids and Tenders and PQQ, I think so! Tenders Bids and PQQ are going to be the norm it seems! Interestingly there is no discussion about why outsourcing to the private sector will save them so much money. Once again the government and the media choosing to ignore the fact that the public sector cannot manage a tea party a...

One of the fundamental elements of value management is about identifying risk and putting measures in place to mitigate that risk. Value Management is a management tool that looks at value from the customers point of view and identifies what it is in a product, service or process that a customer values.   Value Management ...

Headhunters, Headhunting or Head-Hunters, Head-Hunting Whatever you call them Head Hunters are an important element of the recruitment options available to you. The most important asset in your business are your employees. Top performing firms are populated by top performing people. Headhunters can make sure you get the right people for your bu...

I have posted this article on the news page but I also thought it was worthy of a comment on the blog. Executive Compass undertake a number PQQ,Bids and Tenders and we have a high success rate. However, a number of potential clients are put off bidding because of this type of thing. One of the reasons most cited for the ardous procurement processes...

Value Management   Value, in its broadest sense, is the benefit to the client – that is, the project is worth doing and can be quantified in business terms (though not necessarily in financial terms); for example, creating a better working environment or improving the experience of patients during treatment. Value means ensuring that t...

For the avoidance of doubt, the type of headhunting I am referring to is the recruiter who specialises in finding the right candidate for a job vacancy and not the practice of taking a person's head after killing him or her! So with that out of the way lets talk about the work of a headhunter and what they can do for you. What is a Headhunter...

Show employers a lot less than everything you've done S. Lee Caudle, 63, has been unemployed for a year and a half, during which time she has applied for hundreds of jobs and had a handful of interviews. "What savings I had is gone, and now I will have to work for at least 10 more years to retire," said Caudle, who lives in Annapolis. ...

What is Value?   The concept of Value is based on the relationship between satisfying needs and expectations and the resources required to achieve them. The aim of Value Management is to reconcile all stakeholders’ views and to achieve the best balance between satisfied needs and resources What is Value Management? &nb...

Help with Bid and Tender Writing Bid and tender or proposal writing is very different from your standard letter writing or report writing. The object of a bid or tender is to persuade the bid or tender reader to buy from you or to allow you to progress to the next stage of the bidding process. Writing a bid or tender proposal is almost the op...

Lean thinking can be applied to both products and services. It is often discussed but we believe, seldom fully understood. So what is it? Lean is part of a suite of methods which are incorporated in Value Management approaches to business improvement. The main focus of lean is operational improvement and it is particularly useful for volume oper...