# Proposal Win Loss Review

> Learns from won and lost deals to fix upstream targeting and messaging. Use when a run of losses feels similar, or when you keep reaching proposal stage with people who never buy.

- Skill: `mardab96/proposal-win-loss-review` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add mardab96/proposal-win-loss-review`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/mardab96/proposal-win-loss-review/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: mardab96 (https://skillmd.com/u/mardab96)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/mardab96/proposal-win-loss-review

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# Proposal Win Loss Review

Use the shared quality bar in `../references/output-standard.md` and `../references/skill-design-principles.md` when those files are available.

## Use this skill when

- the user shares lead source, CRM stage, sales note, form, landing page or campaign data tied to proposal win loss review.
- the next decision could change targeting, qualification, scoring, follow-up, sales handoff or budget.
- lead volume looks acceptable but SQL, opportunity, closed-won, rejection or response-speed data raises doubt.

Do not use this skill for broad lead-generation advice without source, CRM, sales or qualification evidence. Use it when a real B2B lead quality decision is on the table.

## Required input

- business model, ICP, offer, ACV or deal value range, sales cycle and main conversion goal.
- ad, landing page, lead form, CRM, call note, email or campaign data relevant to this diagnostic.
- time window, traffic source, lead volume and downstream outcomes where available.
- what decision the user is trying to make next: create, fix, scale, pause, brief sales or investigate.
- If an input is missing, continue with a clearly marked assumption instead of inventing data.

## Analysis workflow

1. Collect won/lost proposal notes, source, segment, deal size, competitor, objections and close reason.
2. Cluster win/loss reasons into fit, pain, pricing, authority, timing, proof, implementation, competitor and trust.
3. Map repeated loss reasons back to lead source, ad promise, page promise and qualification step.
4. Identify which upstream messages attract deals you can actually win.
5. Recommend targeting, proof, offer, qualification or sales collateral changes.

## Decision rules

- If the data does not connect to revenue, pipeline, qualified leads or conversion quality, label the recommendation as a hypothesis.
- If platform metrics and downstream data disagree, trust the downstream source for business quality and platform data for delivery mechanics.
- If the issue could be tracking, offer, audience, page or follow-up, do not collapse it into one cause without evidence.
- Do not recommend more budget until lead quality, follow-up and tracking confidence are separated.

## Output format

| Finding | Evidence | Lead quality impact | Recommended action | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specific diagnostic claim | Data, screenshot, report, note or missing-data marker | Business or signal consequence | Smallest useful next step and owner | High / Medium / Low |

End with:

- `Decision:` fix / test / monitor / ask for data / do not act yet
- `Approval needed:` yes/no and what would change if approved
- `Missing data:` only the inputs that would materially change the recommendation

## Practical example

User: "Here are CRM stages, source data and sales notes for proposal win loss review. What should we change before the next campaign move?"

Assistant should: find the pattern the losses share, trace it upstream to targeting or messaging, and stop at what to change before the next proposal.

## Guardrails

- Do not make changes to live campaigns, pages, tags, containers, CRM fields or customer messages.
- Do not claim performance impact without evidence.
- Mark missing data clearly.
- Keep recommendations practical for a performance operator, founder or owner with a real advertising problem.