What is Proposal
It is a written document to encourage the reader for an idea to make action. It is an offer to be accepted or rejected.
What are the characteristics of proposal
- A proposal should be persuasive to convince the reader.
- It should have a deep understanding of the problem and the proposed solution is clearly address the existing problems.
- The goals and objectives of the proposal should be clear and outcome-based
- It should contains the list of benefits
- Proposed solution or proposed idea should be defined clearly.
What are the types of proposal?
- Solicited Proposal. It is when a client request for a proposal. A client may issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) or may ask verbally.
- Unsolicited Proposal. You send a proposal without any invitation for the purpose of obtaing a contract or a job from client.
What are the contents of Proposal?
• Objectives
It should states the objectives of the proposed project or ideas.
• Background
It should provides background of the study such as the problem being solved.
• Benefits
It should contains the benefits of he proposed solution to the problem or benefits of the implementation of the proposal.
• Plan and Actions
It should provides the action to be taken in order to implement the proposed project or proposed solution.
• Team or Management
It should provides the people who will behind the proposed project. It includes the qualitification of the people involves in the proposal as well as their training and experiences.
• Cost or Financial Budget needed
It should includes the cost of the proposed project. It can include the cost analysis benefits.
• Appendix
It should contains the supporting information for the proposal.