Tip: Write down your criteria before editing proposals or contracts
Here’s a quick tip that’s served me well for reviewing documents such as proposals or even more importantly contracts prepared by somebody else. Before you open the document to review it write and outline of what you want in the document before you start reading the document. I find that once i start reading the document I focus on the issues that are already in the document and don’t think about issues that aren’t already in the document—a dangerous mistake.
Another tip, read contracts from the bottom up—important issues are frequently buried in the back.