Assuming Adezza can deliver on its Strategy Innovation & Business Development Services, several other significant factors can affect our performance. Those factors that are not in our control, but nevertheless can cause us to under-perform are:
 
  • Top management involvement - The federal market and the GSA Schedule contract must be given a high priority and receive the required attention for success. The top management must be fully committed.
  • Accountability. Responsibility can easily get buried somewhere in operations with little accountability or focus. As a result, business development will suffer and getting timely information becomes impossible.
  • Tolerance for Bureaucracy. Key individuals and sales personnel can easily become disenchanted by the cumbersome bureaucratic processes of government and have trouble relating to the struggles and delays that are so common in the government contracting arena. It is often difficult for them to stick to the program because they do not fully appreciate the challenges faced by government officials in dealing with so many issues often not in their control.
  • Incoherent Company sponsored Marketing Efforts. GSA Schedules, prime-sub partnerships and other strategic alliances require as much marketing effort as comparable relationships in the private sector. Marketing efforts should target all potential customers on the radar screen, including government buyers and prime contractors alike. Conflicting marketing messages often make closing sales tougher.

©2002 ADEZZA Federal Consulting, LLC

, 2002