Types of Bid Graphics


The basic repertoire of bid graphics includes the following items:

  • flow charts or network diagrams displaying the logic and structure of a work programme;

  • Gantt charts and bar charts showing activities and professional inputs as horizontal bars against a calendar;

  • work trees, illustrating the hierarchy of tasks in a project;

  • matrices indicating, for example, skills and experience;

  • plans and diagrams of systems, processes, mathematical modelling procedures, test procedures, design elements and other technical features of an assignment;

  • maps, plans and layouts of sites, study areas, catchments and so forth;

  • sections, elevations and profiles, etc;

  • organization charts depicting the structure of teams, management hierarchies, institutions and other units;

  • drawings, artist's impressions and thumbnail sketches (Figure 19.1).

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    Figure 19.1: Use of Thumbnail Sketches

This list can be supplemented by a host of items relevant to bids in specific sectors of work. Figures can be imported from business software, spreadsheets, project management packages and computer-aided design files, as well as from graphic design applications.




Bids, Tenders and Proposals. Winning Business Through Best Practice
Bids, Tenders and Proposals: Winning Business through Best Practice (Bids, Tenders & Proposals: Winning Business Through Best)
ISBN: 0749454202
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 145
Authors: Harold Lewis

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