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Failure Analysis

Conducting a Failure Analysis, Part 2: Nine Steps to Failure Resolution

In the second part of his 2-part series on conducting failure analysis, SMA Principal Associate Dan Harrison describes the nine steps to failure resolution
December 1, 2020
Failure Analysis

Conducting a Failure Analysis, Part 1: Developing Ground Rules for Troubleshooting

In part 1 of his 2-part series on conducting failure analysis, SMA Principal Associate Dan Harrison looks at developing ground rules for troubleshooting.
November 30, 2020
UK APMP Awards

APMP UK 2020 Awards: Outstanding Leadership

SMA is extremely proud to be the APMP UK Awards 2020 headline and Outstanding Leadership Award sponsor. Hear what Ajay Patel, SMA CEO, has to say about the award.
November 20, 2020
Proposal Team Swing

Does Your Proposal Team Have Swing?

A great proposal development process can get you to compliance, but a team with “swing” can move beyond compliance to consistently winning.
November 13, 2020
CA/PTW

CA/PTW Assessment: So You Think You Know Your Competitors?

So you think you know your competitors? Take our free CA/PTW assessment to evaluate your organization’s understanding of competitors and their pricing strategies in your markets. You might be surprised!
November 10, 2020
EVMS Assessment

EVMS Assessment: How Do Your Implementation and Practice Score Against EIA-748?

How do your Earned Value Management System (EVMS) implementation and practice score against EIA-748? Take our free online EVMS Assessment and find out!
November 2, 2020
APMP BPC Global

Watch SMA CEO Ajay Patel at APMP BPC Global Today!

Watch “How to Turn Around a Losing Proposal” presented by Ajay K. Patel, CF APMP, SMA President and CEO, at APMP’s BPC Global today!
October 28, 2020
Proposal Assessment

Proposal Assessment: Are You Ready for Your Next Review?

Did you use best practices promoted by the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) to develop your current proposal? Take our free Proposal Assessment to find out before that next review!
October 22, 2020
Wordman Microsoft Word Diacritics

Microsoft Word: Diacritics

Need to insert a character with an accent into your Word document? Wordman (aka Dick Eassom, CF APMP Fellow, our Vice President of Corporate Support), shows you Word’s existing shortcuts and how to set up your own
September 22, 2020
Space Shuttle Launch

A Lesson for All Time: Leadership and Management for the New Space Race

SMA Principal Associate Dan Harrison discusses the differences between leadership and management in the context of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
September 16, 2020
Cost and Resource

Maintaining Cost and Resource Estimates throughout the Pre- and Post-Award Lifecycle

SMA Senior Associate Ron Wadlinger discusses how to maintain your cost and resource estimates through the project lifecycle: from pre-proposal to closeout
September 15, 2020
Must Win

Is It Really a “Must Win”?

SMA Principal Associate Danny Long shows how an opportunity can only be a “must win” if specific criteria of staffing, resources, and budget are met
September 3, 2020