Software to Ease Your Proposal/Business Development Burden PDF Print E-mail
Software applications and the Internet have had a great impact on proposal/business development over the last 30 years. Software automation and web communication have been used to replace or support tasks that were once manually performed. I've complied a list of software products, including web-based applications, that can help you with a variety of proposal development and management, pricing/quoting, documentation, and illustration tasks.

The list is long, but it isn't meant to be an exhaustive one of all applicable software resources. Please let ProposalCafe.com know about any other software that you think could help in the development of commercial, government, or grant proposals.

For more info about software, see ProposalCafe.com's Resource Links section for Software Providers: http://proposalcafe.com/directory/weblinks/941-software-providers.

 
Before you check out the list, I suggest that you read a series of articles about "Business Proposal Software" posted on CapturePlanning.com:  http://captureplanning.com/!hc_proposal_software.cfm?. Although much of the article content appears to be an advertisement for a specific proposal software product and proposal process, I think the articles can help you determine your proposal software needs and then select the best software to meet those needs.

Here's the list.

1. Adobe: graphics and documentation software applications; http://www.adobe.com/products/ 

2. BigMachines: Proposal Generator, and Pricing and Quoting; http://www.bigmachines.com/

3. Billion Dollar Graphics: BizGraphicsonDemand.com -- Graphics Database; http://www.billiondollargraphics.com/

4. Biztree: Business Document Templates; http://www.biztree.com/defaultLinks3.aspx

5. Cameleon Software: Product Configurator / Quote and Proposal Software; http://www.cameleon-software.com/web/en/2-multichannel-selling-configurator-software.php 

6. CayUse 424: Development and Submittal of Grant Proposals to the Federal Government; http://www.cayuse.com/solutions/connect.php

7. Central Desktop: Business and Social Collaboration -- Management of People, Projects and Documents; http://www.centraldesktop.com/

8. Cisco WebEx: Web Conferencing; http://www.webex.com/

9. Concurrence: Bid Management, Proposals and Sales and Marketing; http://www.concurrence.com/solutions/solutions.html

10. Corel: WordPerfect Office X5 -- Standard Edition; http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1207676528492#tabview=tab0

11. Corel: CorelDRAW Premium Graphics Suite X5; http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1191272117978#tabview=tab0

12. Corel: PaintShop Photo Express 2010; http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1192197450406#tabview=tab0

13. Corel: PaintShop Photo Pro X3; http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1184951547051#versionTabview=tab1&tabview=tab0

14. Decision Lens: Collaborative Decision Making, Prioritization and Resource Allocation; http://www.decisionlens.com/products/

15. DocumentGENie: Proposals, Quotes, Pricing Configurations and Management Reporting; http://www.document-genie.com/

16. Fedmarket.com: Proposal Templates and Software -- GSA Templates, RFP Templates, Price Templates, Proposal Architect, Subcontracting Plan Wizard, and Model Proposals for Current MAS Solicitations;  http://www.fedmarket.com/c/proposals/proposal_tools/

17. Global KAP: Proposal Automation, Documentation Collaboration, Content Presentation and Virtual Data Rooms; http://www.globalkap.com/Products 

18. GoToMeeting: Online Meetings, and GoToWebinar: Webinars; http://www.gotomeeting.com/fec/

19. GrantWave: Grant Writing and Grant Management; http://www.mindcoast.com/

20. HyLighter: Multi-contributor Review and Editing; https://www.hylighter.com/hylighter/website/index.html

21. IntelligentBiz: Team Collaboration, Project Management and Reporting and Project Management Virtual Assistance; http://www.intelligentbiz.com/

22. Intravation: Virtual Sales Center and Virtual Proposal Center; http://www.intravation.com/

23. Learn To Write Proposals: Proposal Accelerator, Proposal Templates, Management Toolkits and Writer's Toolkits; http://www.learntowriteproposals.com/About/Proposal-Accelerator.html

24. Microsoft Office Live Meeting: Hosted Web Conferencing; http://www.microsoft.com/online/office-live-meeting.aspx

25. Microsoft SharePoint Online: Document Collaboration, Knowledge Sharing and Information Management; http://www.microsoft.com/online/sharepoint-online.aspx

26. Microsoft Project 2010: Work Management Systems for Individuals, Teams and Enterprises; http://www.microsoft.com/project/en/us/default.aspx

27. Microsoft Visio 2010: Diagramming; http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/

28. Microsoft Word 2010: Document and Graphic Development; http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/

29. MyWebGrants: Grant Management System; http://www.dullestech.com/mywebgrants.html

30. Nova Development: Clip Art; http://www.novadevelopment.com/software/print-creativity-software/clip-art-software/

31. Octant: Business Development and Proposal Knowledge Management; http://www.octantsoftware.com/

32. Proposal Kit: Proposal Software, Proposal Templates, Legal Contracts and Sample Proposals; http://www.proposalkit.com/

33. POW2000: Proposals Organized to Win (POW) -- Proposal Management Methodology; http://www.ransone.com/pow2000/pw1_frm.html

34. Proposal Software: The Proposal Management and Production System (PMAPS); http://www.proposalsoftware.com/products.html

35. ProposalSmartz: Generation of Proposals, Business Letters, Contracts and Invoices; http://www.proposalsmartz.com/

36. ProPricer: Cost Proposal Generation for Government Contracting; http://www.propricer.com/

37. ProQuote: Sales Quotation Management; http://www.proposalsmartz.com/

38. QuoteWerks: Quote and Proposal Creation; http://www.quotewerks.com/index.asp

39. Qvidian: Sales Playbooks and Analytics, Proposal Automation, and Content Library; http://www.qvidian.com/products

40. RFPMonkey.com: RFP Automation Solution; http://www.rfpmonkey.com/

41. Sales Element: seProposals -- Sales Proposal Development; http://www.saleselement.com/

42. SalesEdge: Sales Proposal, Presentation Management and Automated RFP Responses; http://www.salesedgellc.com/

43. SAVO Group: On-demand, Collaborative Sales Enablement; http://www.savogroup.com/

44. SpringCM: Privia Bid and Proposal Management; http://www.springcm.com/solutions/privia-bid-and-proposal-management

45. Square Seven: Sales Automation (Pipeline Management, Proposal Automation, Media Management and Document Management); http://www.sqseven.com/Sales-Force-Automation.aspx

46. Webcom: Proposal and Quotation Development; http://www.webcominc.com/Proposal-and-Quotation-Module.html

47. WinAward: Business Development and Marketing Management; http://www.bayes.com/winaward.html

48. Xait: XaitPorter -- Collaborative Writing for Tenders and Proposals; http://www.xaitporter.com/xaitporter/

49. XR Solutions: The Meridian Series -- Meridian for RFP Analysis and Meridian for Proposal Teams; http://www.xrsolutions.com/ 

Written by :
Chuck Keller
 
 

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