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Awarded AI Mastery Cheat Sheet

A Simple Quick Reference Guide for Navigating Awarded AI

Christian Ferreira avatar
Written by Christian Ferreira
Updated over 7 months ago

Important Notes for Using AI

  1. Hallucination: Always verify the AIs response for accuracy when mission critical

  2. Citations: If using files, citations should show at the bottom of every chat

  3. Natural Language Prompting: Give clear instructions, details, and examples of what you want the AI to do

  4. Conversational AI: Continue to correct the AI after the first response to refine it to your exact needs

  5. AI as your Personnel Assistant: Treat the AI like your personnel assistant where it will get you a large portion through the tasks but you need to instruct it and review it to drive it to the finish line


Key Use Cases

  • Drafting Proposal Sections & Responses

  • Proposal Reviewing and Editing

  • Developing Outlines and Proposal Strategy

  • Identify Differentiators and Win Themes

  • Compliance Matrix and Compliance Review

  • Solution Development and Differentiation

  • Text Summarization

  • Create/Review Emails

  • Generate Ideas

  • Summarize/Analyze Files

  • Writing/Reviewing Proposals

  • Agency/Customer Insights

  • Outlining/Compliance Matrix

  • Past Performance Searching and Matching

  • Meeting Transcript Insights and Summarization

  • Storyboarding/Kickoffs

  • Pursuit Evaluation/Gate Reviews

  • Project Planning and Scheduling

  • Topic Research & Teaching Assistant

  • Risk Assessment and Migration Strategies

  • Company/Team Growth Strategy

  • Solicitation Analysis and Summary

  • Drafting Job Descriptions

  • Reviewing and Assessing Resumes

  • Developing Staging Plans

  • Teaming Strategies and Management Approaches

  • Proposal Debrief and Post-Proposal Analysis


Simple Prompting

Act as a [Role]

  • CEO

  • Proposal Writer

  • Proposal Reviewer

  • Legal Reviewer

  • Compliance Reviewer

  • CGO

  • Analyst

  • Teacher

  • Solution Architect

  • Proposal Evaluator

Show as [Format]:

  • Narrative

  • Linkedin Post

  • Table

  • Presentation

  • Outline

  • CSV

  • Bullets

  • Summary

  • Report

  • Email

Write using [x] tone:

  • Active Voice

  • Passive Voice

  • First Person

  • Third Person

  • Formal

  • 10th Grade Reading Level

  • Technical

  • Detailed

  • Simple

  • Professional

Create a [Task]:

  • 3 Year Growth Strategy

  • Detailed Proposal Outline

  • SWOT analysis of my top competitors

  • Detailed Executive Summary for my proposal

  • Formal email to government official

  • Gate review presentation

  • Staffing plan for my response

Starter Example Prompts

  • Proposal Writing: "Draft an executive summary highlighting our key differentiators and win themes for a proposal targeting [agency/project]."

  • Proposal Reviewing: "Review this proposal section for compliance with FAR [specific regulation] and suggest improvements to maximize evaluation scores."

  • Business Development: "Create a capture plan for pursuing [specific opportunity] with a focus on risks, differentiators, and competitor analysis."

  • Gate Reviews: "Generate a Gate 1 review presentation that includes risks, opportunities, and compliance alignment for [specific opportunity]."

  • Growth Strategy: "Develop a 3-year growth strategy for expanding into [specific sector/agency] with measurable milestones and KPIs."

  • Summarization: "Summarize this RFP document into a list of key requirements and evaluation criteria in bullet points."

  • Generate New Ideas: "Brainstorm win themes and innovative approaches for addressing [specific agency need or challenge] in our proposal."

  • Simplify Complex Topics: "Explain the basics of compliance matrices in simple terms, focusing on how to align them with RFP requirements."

  • Learning Faster (80/20 Rule): "Identify the 20% of proposal strategies that will deliver 80% of the success for winning [specific type of contract]."

  • Drafting Emails: "Compose a formal email to [agency/partner] introducing our proposal approach and requesting a meeting to discuss collaboration."


Key Features

  • AI Chat: A versatile chatbot similar to ChatGPT and MS Copilot, using natural

    language commands. It includes tools for asking questions, writing content,

    searching for information, and customizing assistants, personas, formats,

    and data sources.

  • AI Draft: Quickly create drafts by pasting or highlighting requirements. Use

    the file viewer to open documents, highlight sections, and let the AI generate

    responses. You can set reference files and customize response formats in the

    "About You" section.

    AI Review: Efficiently review responses against original requirements.

    Evaluate based on pre-set criteria like risk, compliance, readability, and

    more.

  • Bid Search: Search for opportunities across various sources that match your

    company’s needs. Save searches, apply filters, and let the AI assistant analyze

    opportunities, perform research, and support pursuit decisions.

  • Pipeline: Manage opportunities and collaborate on team projects. Each

    opportunity offers a workbench to track tasks, files, and key details.

  • Datahub: Organize files, integrate with SharePoint, scrape web data, and

    centralize knowledge in your hub. This influences the AI’s understanding and

    improves its answers.


Simple Prompting

  • Create a [Task]:

    • 3 Year Growth Strategy

    • Detailed Proposal Outline

    • SWOT analysis of my top competitors

    • Detailed Executive Summary for my proposal

    • Formal email to government official

    • Gate review presentation

    • Staffing plan for my response

  • Show as [Format]:

    • Narrative

    • Linkedin Post

    • Table

    • Presentation

    • Outline

    • CSV

    • Bullets

    • Summary

    • Report

    • Email

  • Write using [x] tone:

    • Active Voice

    • Passive Voice

    • First Person

    • Third Person

    • Formal

    • 10th Grade Reading Level

    • Technical

    • Detailed

    • Simple

    • Professional


Set Specific Requirements:

  • "Only Use Active Voice"

  • "Only Use Formal Tone"

  • "Write in Grade 12 English"

  • "Start responses with 'We Comply'"

Personas

  • Strategy Consultant

  • Growth Consultant

  • Proposal Writer

  • Proposal Reviewer

  • Compliance Reviewer

  • Solution Architect

Graphics

  • Create an Organizational Chart for [team/project].

  • Develop a Mind Map of [proposal themes].

  • Generate a Flow Chart for [process explanation].

  • Design a Gantt Chart for [project timeline].

AI Models & Tools

  • GPT Models: Multi-Purpose Use, Research

  • Claude Models: Writing, Summarization

  • Custom AI Assistants: Provide instructions and examples that the AI assistant will follow for future tasks

  • USA Spending: Search Federal historical spending insights.

  • Web Search: Access up-to-date information from the internet

  • Compliance Matrix: Right-click any file and select generate compliance matrix

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