Eric Karjaluoto over at ideasonideas has a great article on the death of the RFP . The article is written from the perspective from a creative design agency, but it’s equally relevant to IT application projects (where design is critically important, but often overlooked).

As Eric notes, RFPs simply don’t work when it comes to purchasing design services. He goes on to say, “The challenge with creative work, however, is that the solution is often informed by the process, and as such is difficult to postulate prior to beginning. Consider a client who requests a website, but in fact would be better served by a low-cost brochure. Boilerplate RFPs don’t generally allow flexibility for such opportunities.”

At Myriad Minds, we develop a proactive, creative and honest relationship with our clients – something that isn’t typically established through an RFP process.

So, what do you think? As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts.