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Our eBooks

Our Program Lifecycle Body of Knowledge series are available as ebooks on our Zinio newsstand:

Improving Sales and Revenue Forecasts in Uncertain Markets: A New Expected Value Approach

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Managing the Capture of New Business

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Reinventing the Professional Services Firm

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The Essential Guide to Program Architecture

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The Essential Guide to Proposal Development

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The Essential Principles of Baselining Solutions for Proposals

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The Essential Principles of Winning Proposals

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The SMA Way: A Style Guide for Proposal Writers

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The End of the Billet

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Price to Win is Not a Number

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