Proposal Writers – to Help Reform Government

The president’s new Office of American Innovation will likely increase the need for proposal writers expert in data analytics and Agile. This office is assigned to lead in realizing the president’s vision of downsizing the federal bureaucracy. According to persistent rumors, a preferred method to help achieve this goal is to develop data analytics tools for the agencies. And of course the management paradigm will be Agile.

Anyone who picks up a newspaper can’t help but see the pundits arguing the question, “Can the Office of American Innovation achieve its ambitious goals?” We believe the president will at least be able to make significant progress. Reason being, this president has a force of personality not seen since Andrew Jackson. Additionally, he has staffed the office with powerful people: Including his son in law Jared Kushner and former Goldman Sachs president, Gary Cohn.

Analytics and Big Data is the Answer

According to E-Commerce Times, Government agencies have at least started into big data analytics during the past 12 – 24 months. An IDC Government survey has 80% reporting expanded big data activities. Additionally they find vendors getting better in the federal space with:

The capability to deploy a small test
Solutions that allow a mash-up of big data with other components and
Making the technology available in the more affordable Analytics as a Service (AaaS) mode

These advancements are key, since data analytics allows agencies to lower personnel costs: Because they can for sure (1) use lower-skilled personnel; and possibly (2) reduce the number of personnel.

Agile puts it all Together

The IBM 5150 – Released in 1981, this Model PC, and others like it, disrupted traditional ways of working and communicating.

Agile will be the overarching management method used to develop the big data and analytics systems just coming online in federal agencies. Top Government IT exec Greg Godbout told the truth when he said, “Agile is about totally rewiring Government.”

Net Net . . .

Proposal professionals who already understand data analytics and Agile are in a position to profit. And those lacking these skills are at risk.

About the Author: Russell Smith

Russell founded OCI in 1985, and has been serving as President ever since. He has overseen its growth into one of the largest and most recognized proposal service companies in the nation. For him, every part of the work is exciting: Serving the customers, educating the prospects, engaging the consultants. Prior to founding OCI, he worked as a proposal manager for several federal contractors including ManTech. Originally from West Texas, Russell completed two degrees at the University of Texas before moving to Virginia. Following service in the Army, he completed his Doctorate at the College of William and Mary. He is a past president of the National Capital Area Chapter of the APMP.