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Stop Wasting Money!

8 Steps to a Bulletproof IT Request for Proposal (RFP)

🚨 Before You Waste money on your next IT RFP — Watch This First

Issuing a weak RFP could cost your business tens of thousands or even millions of dollars. In 2025, with digital transformation spend exceeding $42B in Canada alone, you can’t afford to get it wrong.

In this episode, I break down the 8 essential steps I’ve used over 35 years and thousands of RFPs to help companies design bulletproof IT RFPs that align tech spend with real business outcomes — and protect your budget, your reputation, and your timeline.

👀 Here’s what you’ll learn:

✅ Why vague requirements lead to inflated pricing and poor supplier fit
✅ The 5 most common RFP mistakes that derail IT projects — and how to avoid them
✅ How to build an airtight RFP strategy from stakeholder alignment to scoring models
✅ The right way to structure your requirements (and why it matters more than ever)
✅ Why competitive sourcing and supplier research unlock better results
✅ How to run workshops that expose hidden risks and identify the right partners
✅ What to include in your negotiation playbook to avoid SaaS traps and renewal bombs
✅ Key 2025 risks: AI-generated proposals, cybersecurity compliance, ESG expectations


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💬 Your Turn — Let’s Talk RFPs!
What’s the biggest challenge you’ve faced when running an IT RFP?
👇 Drop your experience in the comments — vague requirements, supplier ghosting, pricing surprises, internal chaos, oh the stories I could tell. Let’s share and learn from each other.

And if you’ve got a killer tip that’s saved your RFP from going off the rails, I want to hear it! 👇

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