You’ve done your research on your competitors. You checked your biases. You conducted an analysis of your competitor’s capabilities. Now what? Do an objective evaluation of yourself. Why? Competitive intelligence is a two-way street. Expect your competitors to be looking into your capabilities with the same intensity that you are analyzing theirs. It is important…
Parsons is a diverse contractor with work spanning from engineering, construction, and facilities management to information technology, cybersecurity, and intelligence work. Parsons has made several acquisitions to diversify its portfolio of services and customers that will be discussed shortly. This blog will also explore Parsons’ major contracts, tools and their efforts to diversify their work…
Understanding a competitor’s potential to win a contract, a business must identify and assess their competitors’ capabilities, which includes a range of people, tools, processes and past performance. A business’ assessment of a competitor’s capabilities must be intellectually honest. How do we realize such analysis? Consider the following guidelines when assessing the threats posed…
This is a blog to follow-up from our May 2019 blog on KBR’s U.S. Government business. In May 2019, KBR rebranded their U.S. based government services business as “KBR Government Solutions” after retiring the very short lived KBRwyle brand Also changing in KBR’s business is their announcement moving three-segment business model to a two-segment model,…
When we work in a capture, there are many challenges to overcome in order to realize a win. Beyond managing the many moving parts of a complex contract capture, we encounter what is often our greatest foe – ourselves. Why are we so dangerous…well, to our own interests? Simple. We lie to ourselves. Do we…
We last examined Booz Allen Hamilton in August 2018. At the time, the company had been experiencing steady business growth. They continued growth through wins of large-scale contracts in cyber, data analytics, and digital engineering. Since then, Booz Allen Hamilton has continued its upward trajectory, generating its highest annual revenue since its initial public offering…
AT&T is a global provider of telecommunications, media and technology services. In 2017, AT&T merged its state, local, and education business with its federal business to create the AT&T Global Public Sector organization. Within this organization, AT&T’s federal business provides services in wireless connectivity, voice over IP, data, IT security, cellular equipment, cloud solutions, and…
This is a post from Brian Lindholm. He’s the Managing Principal and Owner of FedSavvy Strategies. I’ve always found quotes to be helpful means to make complex ideas into simple ideas. Here’s one of my favorites. “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson What does this mean? Plans…
We love the use and abuse of the Pwin or “Probability of a Win” figure. What is a Pwin value based upon? Very often these are based on: Rough estimates of competitors in terms of numbers of known competitors and those perceived as credible. Perceived understanding of the customer Perceived understanding of the requirements and…
International Business Machines, better known by IBM, is a global powerhouse in the information technology market. While the company is a household name in the commercial space, the federal business has a decidedly different profile. IBM in the Federal Market IBM’s U.S. Federal work falls within the company’s IBM Government Industry, which encompasses U.S. Federal,…
