ABSTRACT
In this chapter, I discuss the political and institutional contexts for resource allocation and their effects on practice. I outline some of the principles underpinning various systems of resource allocation in order to help you to understand business planning. I explore some of the ways that you might operate more effectively as a person bidding for resources internally or externally, in order to use them to achieve quality in your work. I describe the process of bidding as an interpersonal and human one, which requires you to understand formal and informal systems.
