In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: The first step is knowing the type of outcome you would like from a project. Having a vision will help you ask the right questions about a consultant's services. Identify the type of project you are doing and list the steps that you will need to accomplish the project. Determine the type of help you think you need. Are your needs technical, design-related, or both? Will you need one person or a team to work on your project? Can the work be done remotely or do you need to find someone locally with whom you can meet in person? Ask yourself what kind of developers or specialists you need to hire to accomplish your project. Having an initial vision does not mean that the project has to (or will) turn out exactly like you have envisioned it. Your company's big-picture goals and mission may be as important as the details of the project itself. Re-read your company's mission statement, even if you wrote it yourself. Be explicit about how the project will serve the company's mission. Change your vision for the project if it does not keep with the company's overall goals. Identify how the project will improve your company, meet the needs of stockholders or shareholders, or serve your clients. Write a statement about how this project will meet the company's goals. You may need to include the statement in your RFP, but it will also help you focus your own goals for the project. You need to have a concrete number for the amount of money you will be able to spend on the project. Being upfront with your allowed budget will help your relationship with the consultant you hire in the long run. Talk to your accounting or finance department ahead of time. Don't just assume you know how much money you will be able to spend on a project. Be sure you are including all parts of the project and all individuals you will need to hire to help you meet the needs of your project. Plan for extra expenses. Projectsparticularly big projectsrarely come in under budget. Leaving yourself some extra room for unexpected expenses from the beginning will help keep you in the black. Offer a competitive rate. Remember that paying less often leads to poorer quality. At the same time, overpaying may not get you a significantly better project than simply paying the "going rate." You will need to put together a detailed timeline with deadlines for both the proposal and the project itself. You may want to break the project into steps or stages and assign a different deadline for each step. Make a reverse calendar. Start with the final deadline for the finished project and work backwards, determining individual deadlines as you go. Assign a deadline for the proposal that is 2-6 weeks after you send out your RFP, depending on the level of detail and customization you need. Assign yourself a deadline for writing the RFP as well.
Summary: Know what you want. Assess your goals and mission. Determine your budget. Put together a timeline.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If you don't have access to the internet or a printer, you can also pick up one of these forms at any federal, state, or local government office that provides voter registration services or applications. Other locations to pick up a registration form include Department of Motor Vehicle offices, armed forces recruitment centers, and voter service and polling centers. The URL for the Secretary of State's website is: https://www.sos.state.co.us/. You can access this form by following the "Register to Vote" link. You can also register in person through a voter registration drive. You can find out more about these drives, including when they're held, on the Secretary of State's website under the "Elections" tab. Checking "Yes" confirms that you're a US citizen and are thus able to vote in Colorado. The information you'll have to provide includes your name, date of birth, residential and mailing address, and your driver's license or ID card number. If you don't have a Colorado driver's license or ID card, you can also put down the last 4 digits of your Social Security number instead. The way that Colorado elections work, you have to be either affiliated with a party or officially considered unaffiliated in order to vote in primary elections. However, this isn't required to register to vote in general elections. You can also indicate on your registration form that you'd like to remain unaffiliated but you'd still like to receive a particular party's primary ballots in the mail. If you don't receive this ballot in the mail, you can still choose a particular party's ballots in person at the voting station. Be advised that you can only participate in a single party's primary elections during any election cycle. Avoid having any mistakes in your name, birthday, address, or driver's license number. Be sure to add the date next to your signature. Be sure to mail out your form at least 8 days before Election Day in order for it to be processed in time for you to receive a ballot by mail. The location of your local county clerk and recorder's office can be found at https://www.sos.state.co.us/voter/pages/pub/home.xhtml. When you visit this website, follow the "County Election Offices" link to find your local office. You can also mail it to the Colorado Department of State Elections Division in Denver. The address for this office is: 1700 Broadway, Suite 200, Denver, CO, 80290. In addition to the county clerk and recorder's office, you can also bring the form to any voter service and polling center in your local area. Note that you have to turn in your form in person if Election Day is less than a week away. You can also turn in your form to a local DMV branch if you're also applying for a driver's license or updating your license information. This form can be submitted to a voter service and polling center all the way through Election Day.
Summary:
Print out a registration form from the Secretary of State's website. Check "Yes" to confirm your eligibility, then enter your information. Select a party affiliation or check "Unaffiliated" to vote in primaries. Make sure all of your information is correct, then sign at the bottom. Mail this form to the county clerk's office to register by mail. Bring your form to the county clerk to register in person.