http://www.trincon.net/blog en Copyright 2010 2010-03-09T15:17:39+00:00 #When:15:17:39Z As related in previous posts, the four tools I find most useful in ensuring proposal compliance are as follows:     •    Tool 1: Overview    •    Tool 2: Proposal Shell     •    Tool 3: Compliance Review     •    Tool 4: Compliance Matrix To communicate proposal compliance to the buyer’s evaluator,… Proposal Solutions 2010-03-09T15:17:39+00:00 #When:14:25:59Z My web developer colleagues could tell you...I sound like a broken record when it comes to complaining about Microsoft’s web browser, Internet Explorer (IE). And in most cases, I’d say such diatribes are well warranted. But instead of going on a rant in this article, I figured I would take a more rational approach. Let's take a brief look at some of the known downsides of IE and shed light on some alternative browsers. Properly understood, a web browser is… Web Solutions 2010-03-09T14:25:59+00:00 #When:14:07:13Z In previous posts, I described two tools for ensuring proposal compliance: the overview and the proposal shell. A third tool is the compliance review.  Conducting a compliance review as the proposal nears completion (generally around the red team* review stage, when the content is mostly in place) ensures that the content provided includes everything the buyer requests. If the previously developed compliant shell… Proposal Solutions 2010-03-04T14:07:13+00:00 #When:14:09:45Z Trinity Consulting, Inc. (Trinity) extended its commitment to education in the Manassas, Virginia area by participating as one of two Gold Sponsors (along with GlassHouse Technologies) for the annual Renaissance Montessori School (RMS) fundraising event in February 20, 2010. The RMS annual fundraising event is an upscale Mardi Gras party, which took place this year at the Bristow Manor Golf Club. The successful event features casino games with prizes for high chip winners, catering by Okra's Catering, music/dancing and a… Corporate News 2010-03-02T14:09:45+00:00 #When:14:04:04Z Here is the methodology that Trinity uses when performing backup and disaster recovery planning for a client. This article follows Is Your Network Data Backed Up? Are Your Sure?. First, Trinity works with the client to identify data on the network and to classify its importance. Essentially, Trinity finds out how much data of each type the client can afford to lose. The answers dictate cost/benefit for the proposed backup… IT Solutions 2010-03-02T14:04:04+00:00 #When:14:34:51Z Wherever I go, I run across consulting/service firms that guarantee they can get your company’s website on the first page of Google’s search results. Usually this claim is to be accomplished by using something called “SEO”. Let’s take a minute to understand the term “SEO” and evaluate claims made by SEO firms. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) or Search Engine Marketing (SEM)? SEO is the practice of improving the amount and/or quality of traffic to your website through organic search engine… Strategic Solutions 2010-02-23T14:34:51+00:00 #When:14:09:45Z In a previous article, I discussed using the proposal overview to ensure compliance. This article discusses a second compliance tool: shell documents, or the “proposal shell.” The proposal shell—a complete set of digital files for the proposal created during the first stage of development—includes a document for each factor (proposal section). Developing each proposal section in a separate document enables multiple individuals to work on the various factors… Proposal Solutions 2010-02-23T14:09:45+00:00 #When:13:32:30Z I am often asked how Trinity engages with clients on the Strategic level. The answer is that Trinity provides strategic consultation in every type of engagement (Design, Web, Proposal, IT)—that is what makes Trinity a provider of Integrated Business Development Solutions rather than simply a provider of services. However, though the above answer is true, it may seem to “dodge the question” a bit. So here’s a more practical response. Trinity’s Strategic offerings run the full Business Development gamut, from… Strategic Solutions 2010-02-18T13:32:30+00:00 #When:15:11:28Z How critical is the data you use every day?  How important are the files on your network share?  What would happen if suddenly some of that information was missing?  Worse, what if the latest recoverable data backup was six months old? When engaging with a new IT client, the first service Trinity typically performs is an IT audit. One aspect of this audit is a backup routine review and file-set integrity check. You would be surprised at how many times… IT Solutions 2010-02-16T15:11:28+00:00 #When:14:26:30Z "... We will get a huge circus tent , with open sides on both ends to usher in and out the hundreds of guests that will attend. We will put our highest performance vehicles on display so visitors can touch and feel the quality. We will have mounted engines, chassis, cut-a-way models, accessories, performance charts and graphics, racing vehicles, performance tests, resource libraries, driving video games, give-a-ways, and live entertainment as well as high powered presentations and music." Can you… Design Solutions 2010-02-16T14:26:30+00:00 #When:13:57:08Z D76ABB342UAZ Technorati 2009-12-01T13:57:08+00:00