I am continually amazed at the wide variety of opinions about what Price-To-Win is and who plays what role in Price-To-Win.
I have spoken to some customers that are offended by the term Price-To-Win. They hear it as “trick the customer to win.” Of course that is not what price-to-win is all about. Price-to-Win is about choosing the most affordable alternative that fulfills the customer need and that also will be successful against competition.
PRICE-TO-WIN GOALS
Price-to-Win identifies the correct balance of capability that can be delivered to the customer at the value the customer wants. Price-to-Win provides management insight for:
Competitive positioning
Strategic partnering
Risk tolerance
Customer relations
Optimal bid strategy
This information is derived by:
Market inputs
Engineering identification of viable alternatives
Engineering architectural design of each alternative
Cost and risk analysis of alternatives and risk alternatives
Price analysis (cost and price are two different issues)
PRICE-TO-WIN 8 STEP PROCESS
Step 1: Gather market intelligence: Marketing personnel identify competitors possible strategies and
Step 2: Determine requirements & features
Step 3: Sketch out Architecture Design
Step 5. Determine viable alternatives
Step 6: Cost Analysis & Estimation of Alternatives
Step 7: Select best alternative
Step 8: Establish price
GALORATH ROLE IN PRICE-TO-WIN
Galorath and SEER primarily support the estimation and analysis of alternatives, taking inputs from engineering, marketing and others. The result of this includes cost and cost risk. Once that cost is determined, price analysis will determine the actual price to bid. This price may vary significantly from the cost based on business decisions.
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