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How to be a good participant in a Black Hat review

May 3, 2021Admin@fedsavvyblack hat, competitive analysis, competitive intelligence

Participants make a Black Hat work Over time, we have shared approaches to executing a good Black Hat review as a facilitator. Now it’s time to focus on one of the most critical ingredients – the participants! As the saying goes, “teamwork makes the dream work!” The merits of participants can make a Black Hat…

Fundamentals of the Intelligence Process and Competitive Intelligence in GOVCON

February 9, 2021Admin@fedsavvyCollection, competitive analysis, competitive intelligence, market analysis, Modeling, production

This blog is specifically written by Brian Lindholm, Managing Principal and Founder of FedSavvy Strategies. He is a nerd. Competitive Intelligence (CI) is my passion.  In this blog, I am going to provide a non-boring and very practical definition of CI.  Better yet, this blog will also share with you some steps to go from…

Adventures in Lying to Ourselves

August 3, 2020Admin@fedsavvyblack hat, competitive intelligence, strategy

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…

Tips for working Black Hat reviews in a virtual world

May 1, 2020Admin@fedsavvy

While we have some very good technology to enable remote and virtual work, some things still benefit greatly from people being in the same room.  We have typically included Black Hat reviews in that category.  Why has a Black Hat review been better served in person vs. remote? It’s an intense exercise demanding a meaningful…

How to evaluate a crowded competitor landscape

February 19, 2020Admin@fedsavvy

Have you ever looked at an opportunity and thought, “There are so many possible competitors for this opportunity – where do I need to focus my energy to pick identify the real threats?” We come across this conundrum often when determining competitors for a Black Hat review. While it is possible to thoroughly examine all…

Timing of a Black Hat review – as featured in Washington Technology

January 26, 2020Admin@fedsavvy

Note this is a re-post from our same article in Washington Technology “When should we do a Black Hat review?” This is a question that we receive very often. It is a smart question with a simple answer. Remember the Goldilocks principle. The simple wisdom captured in the children’s story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” has…

GOVCON topics from the owner’s inbox

January 9, 2020Admin@fedsavvy

This is a post from Brian Lindholm.  He’s the Managing Principal and Owner of FedSavvy Strategies.   I love fielding questions from clients and prospective clients.  I love the challenges posed.  Such things keep me connected with what people are thinking and their needs.  That keeps the FedSavvy Strategies team on our game. Inevitably, there are…

“Incumbentitis” is a fatal disease, but it can be cured

November 13, 2019Admin@fedsavvy

Incumbency is both a blessing and a curse. We have all witnessed incumbent contractors lose to challengers.  The protections afforded by incumbency are greatly overrated.  This blog is a cautionary tale and guide to identify this frequently fatal disease followed by some actions to overcome this epidemic. Before doing anything else.  Acknowledge a fundamental truth. …

Common Biases and Fallacies in Capture Decisions and Black Hat Reviews

September 3, 2019Admin@fedsavvy2 comments

Not too long ago, we wrote a blog looking at common traps we see during events such as Black Hat reviews. Taking a different spin on what we frequently see in these sessions, we look at cognitive biases and logical fallacies that often derail Black Hat teams or any capture team. Allowing these biases and…

Keeping your (capture) head in the game

May 8, 2019Admin@fedsavvyNo Comments

If you’re in the business of winning new business, it demands an extraordinary level of creativity, skill, and focus.  We embrace these same concepts in execution of competitive intelligence and Black Hat reviews. When we work with capture teams during the Black Hat review phase of any complex capture, there are many competing priorities and…

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