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Enterprise 2.0 –SeekOmega.com
Enterprise 2.0 –
CollaborativeNetworks
Request for Proposal (RFP)
FOR: ________________________
Examples (Intranet, Social Business Initiative, Solution, Extranet, KnowledgeBase, Community)
Feel free to adapt it for your own use and drop me a note at
mfidelman at kelmarpartners.com
if you use the template or haveany questions.]
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1. General Information
This section summarizes the General Information for the _________ Communities andis summarized into the following categories:
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Purpose of the RFP
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RFP communications
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RFP timeline
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RFP preparation
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Vendor responses
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Effective dates of pricing
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Evaluation criteria
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Right to reject RFP responses
1.1 Purpose of the RFP
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to establish the functional, technicaland operational requirements for a _________ platform and _______managementsolution for _________.The contents of this RFP are proprietary and are not to be disclosed to third partieswithout the express permission of _________.The planned _________ solution will be a combination of:
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Primary
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Secondary
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When we talk about building a solution, _________ is providing the infrastructure or “playpen” and the initial spark for the solution to get started. While we can nurtureand guide the company to a certain degree, it would be a mistake to assume that wecan single-handedly ignite a solution on our own. We have to have the patience and
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SEE EXHIBIT A FOR A LIST OF ENTERPRISE 2.0 VENDORS
TIP: This section should explain your high-level objectives. To develop this section of the RFP, it is important to take a step back and ensure that your team has a full—andshared—understanding of what you expect the project to accomplish. The more specificyou can be with your objectives, the more specific and more accurate your respondents’ proposals will be.
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conviction to let the solution grow and evolve in whatever direction the users wantthem to grow. The solution will
(or will not) be accessible from our website, but theywill have an identity, name and style that are (same/different) from the _________website and brand.<OPTIONAL> While the _________ customer component will be an important part of our solution, it is just a small slice of the total addressable audience.One of the most important parts to becoming successful with the solution will be tocontinually provide fresh and new content. The expectation is that much of thecontent will ultimately come from team members.Finally, building the solution will take a significant commitment and dedicatedresources to manage and develop content for, and host (employees/guests) on thesite. Another important point to make is that the solution will evolve over time – fromboth a content and adoption standpoint. The core infrastructure and initial contentneed to be in place for the launch, but it takes time to build trust in the solution, andto get members to begin contributing and actively participating in the solution.We acknowledge that building the _________ solution will be a multi-year project.At a high level, the types of content information planned for our solution include:EXAMPLES
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“Hot off the press” Content (relatively short shelf-life – days or weeks)
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Industry and other topical news
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Microblogging
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Blogs and columns
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Discussion groups and forums (threaded conversations)
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User editable wikis
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Alerts and RSS news or blog feeds
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Daily/weekly digest of new content/discussions
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“Library-Type” Content (longer shelf-life – months or years)
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Articles and whitepapers – by _________ or contributed
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Analyst reports
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Webinars – real-time and archived
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Podcasts and video
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Links to other relevant contentIdeally, we want the solution to become a destination site where ouremployees/customers come for valuable and topical content and to share insights withother employees/customers.
1.2 RFP Communications
Please direct all communications and correspondence regarding this RFP to:Name –Title –Address –Email address -Phone number –
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