Pragmatech is Recognized as the Best Software to Support Proposal Management Process

Independent Study Sponsored by APMP and CSK Management

The results of the Big Proposal Management Study 2009 reported several findings that many proposal professionals find to be true, including:  “Kadient’s Pragmatech software is the most used software package to support the proposal management process.”   

This independent study was conducted by the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) and CSK Management – with results published in the Spring/Summer 2009 issue of the Journal of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals

To review and download the survey results, click Big Proposal Management Study.  Survey results that you might find interesting include:

Limited time and resources are the biggest issues faced by Proposal teams  (see pages 16 and 20) 

  • 66% of proposal organizations do not have enough resources available
  • 56% do not have enough time      

Proposal processes are defined as “just right” by many (see pages 25 and 26)

  • Text formatting, production, and proofreading received the highest scores for best practices in place
  • On the other hand, development of proposal strategy, bid/no bid decision, and business case development best practices need attention in most organizations

Proposal management trends (see page 30)

  • Skill requirements for proposal managers are increasing
  • Greater Professional recognition for proposal manager position!
  • Average quality of proposal documents is increasing
  • Competition is getting tougher

To see the proposal software solutions, including Pragmatech and Concurrence, that are favored by proposal professionals, see page 33.  

For more information about the Big Proposal Management Study 2009, contact Christopher.Kaelin@cskmanagement.com